Business leaders crave Tillerson prioritize women's rights

A letter from a group of over 40 business leaders is urging Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to prioritize women's rights by filling key roles in women's empowerment leadership positions at the State Department.

Assistant to the President Ivanka Trump, who has made women's economic empowerment a key part of her White House portfolio, was copied on the letter, along with Deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell, who worked on economic initiatives to help female entrepreneurs during her time at Goldman Sachs.

Citing the importance of women's empowerment for US business opportunities, national security, global stability, and US leadership and values, the group wrote: "We strongly urge you to quickly select qualified and experienced candidates for key leadership positions that focus on empowering women and girls globally.

The swift nomination (and confirmation) of the ambassador-at-large for global women's issues at the US Department of State and the ongoing support for the USAID leadership focused on the empowerment of women and girls will help harness untapped potential as the US seeks to achieve its foreign policy goals."

UCJ, UNILORIN.