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kpete

(71,979 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 11:36 AM Oct 2012

Many In Romney's "Binder Full Of Women" (5 of 8) Were Campaign Donors [View all]

Source: Buzzfeed

Many In Romney's "Binder Full Of Women" Were Campaign Donors

The former Massachusetts Governor touted hiring “binders full of women” for his cabinet, but many were donors to his gubernatorial campaign.

Mitt Romney answered a question at the presidential debate Tuesday on how he would close the gender pay gap by telling how he filled his cabinet with women appointees using "binders full of women" provided by women's groups.

But a cross reference of Romney's very senior positions held by women, his senior staff and cabinet heads, show that 5 of 8 positions were filled by campaign donors, suggesting that Romney did indeed surround himself with female executives, but that the outside advice had a limited effect.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/many-in-romneys-binder-full-women-were-campaign

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