How Hilary Clinton has led the way for women empowerment

Hilary Clinton has long been an advocate for women’s rights, and as a leading figure in politics for a long time, and especially in the past when women’s rights were less developed, she is a perfect icon for women empowerment. She has openly stated her support for gender and sexual rights with considerable frequency, and continues to enjoy support from self-identified feminists. During her term as first lady, she is possibly the most active one in history to date. She played a significant role in shaping and justifying many US policies. Her terms as senator further improved this image of a strong, empowered woman in power capable of making her own decisions separated from her ex-president husband, Bill Clinton. In 2008, she was made secretary of the state under the Obama administration. With a woman in power and a minority as president, the duo paved the way for empowerment on the world stage, and allowed for further minorities to have a voice. In addition to this, she became the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major party in the United States. She had helped to pioneer and be the face and voice of many women empowerment charities, organizations and movements. Having someone like Hillary Clinton as the face of the organization would help to inspire not only the women within the organization, but the women outside who are looking for a voice. A famous quote from Hillary Clinton solidifies her as an icon amongst women, “I have always believed that women are not victims. We are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace – all we need is a fighting chance”.

Hillary paved the way for women in politics, as well as women outside of politics, and continues to be an icon of women empowerment.