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Why More Women in Law Enforcement Means a More Just and Peaceful World

When I was 11, my family visited Washington, D.C., and the absolute highlight of the trip was a tour of FBI Headquarters. Without giving away the “state secret” of my age, suffice it to say that J. Edgar Hoover was very much alive and also the Director of the FBI at the time. I asked the guide a question that day that turned out to be quite prescient: “Can girls be FBI Agents?” His response: “No, because girls would spend all their time painting their nails.”

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