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Hillary Clinton The Lone Female: The Many, Many Times She's Been Outnumbered By Men

For years, Hillary Clinton has been the lone female left to represent women in a political sea of men.

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Hillary Clinton has so often been the lone woman in a sea of men in politics
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As our #MoreWomen campaign highlighted back in 2015, there are too many instances where women are represented by a single female. In business, music, art and media, women very rarely outnumber men. So here is a look back at all the times Hillary Clinton has been the lone female left to represent women in a political sea of men.

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Former US president George Bush, President Bill Clinton, former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter wave to the attendance after being announced at the George Bush Library in College Station in 1997

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A visit to the Taiyanggong Geothermal Power Plant in Beijing on February 21, 2009, where Clinton called for a deeper partnership between the US and China.

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Leaving the Bella Centre where the UN Climate Change Conference is being held, 2009.

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Trousers, Dress shirt, Coat, Shirt, Suit, Outerwear, Formal wear, Tie, Blazer, Camera,
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The final day of the UN Climate Change Conference, 2009.

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Footwear, Trousers, Suit trousers, Shirt, Dress shirt, Suit, Coat, Formal wear, Team, Blazer,
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COP15 Climate Summit, 2009.

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With Obama, meeting with leaders who are arriving for the two day nuclear security summit, 2010.

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Leg, Flag, Trousers, Shoe, Suit trousers, Dress shirt, Suit, Formal wear, Logo, Management,
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With Obama, meeting with leaders who are arriving for the two day nuclear security summit, 2010.

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The Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, 2010

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Coat, Trousers, Suit trousers, Automotive design, Standing, Shirt, Suit, Outerwear, Formal wear, Automotive tire,
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Having travelled to attend meetings with Group of Eight world leaders on the unrest in Libya, 2011.

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Microphone, Outerwear, Coat, Suit, Sharing, Management, Collaboration, White-collar worker, Employment, Transparent material,
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As David Cameron leads the Somalia Conference at Lancaster House, 2012

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A bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during the NATO Summit in 2012.

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Footwear, Coat, Trousers, Suit, Suit trousers, Shirt, Outerwear, Dress shirt, Formal wear, Furniture,
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 Clinton meeting with foreign leaders attending the United Nations General Assembly, 2016

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Natasha Bird is the Former Executive Editor (Digital) of ELLE. 

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