The women who will play a role in the new US Government.
When her husband is inaugurated as President, Michelle Obama will become America’s first Black First Lady. Despite her insistence that her priority will be to be ‘mom in chief’, many doubt that she will be able to resist the pull of politics. Laura Kuenssberg reports about the role that Michelle Obama will play.
Leading Democrat women including Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice and Valerie Jarrett are set to take major roles in the cabinet and in the White House. We examine the key female players in the incoming administration and ask what priority will be given to the women’s agenda as the country continues to face economic and foreign crises. Jenni is joined by Cynthia Weber, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Lancaster and to Margo Miller of Democrats Abroad,
