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Tanuki

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Sun May 21, 2017, 11:05 AM May 2017

Ivanka boasts she is "a female leader within the Trump administration".

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/ivanka-trump-meets-with-saudi-women-leaders-as-some-activists-remain-critical/2017/05/21/9406c4ee-3e08-11e7-adba-394ee67a7582_story.html

......."In her meeting with the women, Ivanka Trump described herself as a “female leader within the Trump administration” and said her focus was “to help empower women in the United States and around the globe.”
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"All the women that Ivanka Trump met have a guardian,” said Aziza al-Yousef, a 58-year-old activist here who has campaigned to abolish the guardianship rules. A retired professor of computer science at King Saud University, she was recently rebuffed when she tried to deliver a 14,700-signature petition on eliminating the guardian system to the government.

“All these achievements depend on whether you’re lucky to be born in a family where your guardian will be understanding, will help you,” Yousef said. “If Ivanka is interested in women empowerment and human rights, she should see activists, and not just officials.”
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“For instance, Princess Reema has her own business; she’s hiring a lot of Saudi women,” Hathloul said. “Thank you for this.” But as a member of the global advisory board for Uber, “she hasn’t pushed for women to drive,” the activist said.
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Ivanka boasts she is "a female leader within the Trump administration". (Original Post) Tanuki May 2017 OP
excuse me while I throw up luvMIdog May 2017 #1
Daddy's little leader! DetlefK May 2017 #2
Ivanka is also a world leader because she sat next to Merkel dalton99a May 2017 #3
She's a Princess in the House of Trump left-of-center2012 May 2017 #4
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