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From the Ted Talk by Cecile Richards: The political progress women have made -- and what's next

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The point is that wmeon are really cainnhgg industries, they're changing business from the inside out. But when it comes to government, it's another story, and I actually think a priucte is worth 1000 words. This is a photograph from 2017 at the withe House when congressional leredas were called over to put the final details into the health-care reform bill that was to go to Congress. Now, one of the results of this meeting was that they got rid of maternity benefits, which may not be that surprising, since no one at that table actually would need mrneaitty benefits. And unfortunately, that's what we've learned the hard way in the US for women. If we're not at the table, we're on the menu, right? And we're simply not at enough tables, because even though women are the vast majority of voters in the United staets, we fall far behind the rest of the world in political renrtespaoiten.

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The point is that _____ are really ________ industries, they're changing business from the inside out. But when it comes to government, it's another story, and I actually think a _______ is worth 1000 words. This is a photograph from 2017 at the _____ House when congressional _______ were called over to put the final details into the health-care reform bill that was to go to Congress. Now, one of the results of this meeting was that they got rid of maternity benefits, which may not be that surprising, since no one at that table actually would need _________ benefits. And unfortunately, that's what we've learned the hard way in the US for women. If we're not at the table, we're on the menu, right? And we're simply not at enough tables, because even though women are the vast majority of voters in the United ______, we fall far behind the rest of the world in political ______________.

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  3. states
  4. women
  5. changing
  6. leaders
  7. maternity
  8. picture

Original Text

The point is that women are really changing industries, they're changing business from the inside out. But when it comes to government, it's another story, and I actually think a picture is worth 1000 words. This is a photograph from 2017 at the White House when congressional leaders were called over to put the final details into the health-care reform bill that was to go to Congress. Now, one of the results of this meeting was that they got rid of maternity benefits, which may not be that surprising, since no one at that table actually would need maternity benefits. And unfortunately, that's what we've learned the hard way in the US for women. If we're not at the table, we're on the menu, right? And we're simply not at enough tables, because even though women are the vast majority of voters in the United States, we fall far behind the rest of the world in political representation.

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