Senator Kirsten Gillibrand attended Lifetime Television's 2012 'Every Woman Counts' campaign at Hofstra University this past weekend. Sen. Gillibrand was part of the panel and training event "Getting Off the Sidelines: A Conversation About the Urgency of Women's Political, Community and Business Leadership Today" were more than 200 college students joined the conversation. 'Every Woman Counts' was launched as a non-partisan campaign in 1992 to encourage women to vote, speak out on their issues, and run for office. To find out more, visit Lifetime.
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