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Commentary: As a Swede, I am proud of my government's 'feminist foreign policy'

How can cities develop solutions to pressing global challenges? That's the question this year's Pritzker Forum on Global Cities, being held in Chicago this week, seeks to answer through cross-sector dialogue about the role of cities in solving critical global challenges.

As Sweden's ambassador to the United States, I am honored to have been invited to participate in a panel, "When women lead," to talk specifically about how the representation of women in

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