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February 10, 2012

Pakistani women visit with officials in Kyle

Kyle — Kyle Mayor Lucy Johnson played host to a small delegation of women leaders from Pakistan during an informal meeting in Kyle's City Hall earlier this week.

The delegation came to the US through the US Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program which fosters citizen to citizen diplomacy for emerging leaders.

Mayor Johnson offers a unique opportunity for these women to meet and ask questions of how a young woman can succeed as a political leader and learn of her passion for politics and local government.

“It is always an honor to meet women from other countries who are making history by creating opportunities for women to become an active part of their country's leadership,” Johnson said. “These women are very brave and I am inspired by their courage and fortitude in advancing their cause under some very difficult circumstances”

The mayor and the members of the delegation discussed various aspects of governance in the one-hour meeting. The women from Pakistan were interested in how Kyle's government is structured and funded. They also had questions about the powers of the Mayor and her background.

“I was happy to learn that there are more opportunities for women becoming available in Pakistan,” Johnson said. “But I was also made aware that there are still many injustices and biases in their country that makes their struggle a very personal one. I deeply admire these women for their commitment to advancing the role of women in Pakistan and I am also convinced that Pakistan, and the world, will be better off because of their movement.”

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