To compare Whitewater to Watergate is a travesty.

As women have played an increasingly important role in politics, there is no question that they've brought a different perspective, focusing attention on a broader set of issues and building alliances with other women.

During my years as a press secretary, I developed a powerful internal filter, which worked to strip all things 'off message' from my thoughts before they came out of my mouth. It didn't always work, of course, and I said more than a few things I regretted.

Women's particular experiences continue to shape not just their points of view but their actions, in the United States and around the world.

It isn't fate but fecklessness that has shoved Sarah Palin to the sidelines of national politics. The real tragedy is that she's taken a lot of other serious Republican women with her.

Women have to be the biggest champions in the world of other women's choices.

I am encouraged to see women are being elected in Chile, Argentina, Liberia, Ireland. More is more.