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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made the following remarks at the closing luncheon for the TechWomen Initiative

Being a woman in the field of technology is not always easy. Being a woman in any field is not always easy. But there are so many opportunities in technology that we just have to forge ahead. We’re doing so around the world because we want to make sure that all the tools that technology has made available are just as open to women as they are to men. I also believe that innovation thrives on good ideas, and women have a lot of good ideas. And we don’t want those ideas to just die. We want them to be shared and to help others and to create businesses and jobs and improve lives. And it has a greater impact when technology has access for everyone. 

Wherever you live, whether it’s in Silicon Valley or in the Middle East or North Afric! a, we want to support you. We want to support the software that you design, the engineering projects that you manage, the courses that you teach. We want to help you develop and apply new technologies, and we want to help you spread the word about what is available for all people.

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