Word: gorelick
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Although Gorelick faced tough battles in high-profile cases at the Pentagon, such as the dispute over gays in the military, she says her greatest challenge stemmed from government programs which had begun before she even assumed the post...
...Tailhook [scandal] occurred before I got there, but the actions to be taken in response to it fell to me," Gorelick says...
Advocating for women within the military infrastructure took on new meaning for Gorelick in light of President Clinton's efforts to increase the number of women in high-ranking positions...
...role of women in the military was one of the President's main initiatives, and in dealing with it I had to maneuver around a lot of tough issues including the combat prohibition," says Gorelick, referring to the armed services' ban on allowing women to serve in combat zones...
...While Gorelick says she often fields questions about the survival skills she cultivated while on duty as a female senior official at the Defense Department, she says she felt at home in the Pentagon because of the military's tradition of meritocracy and rules of mutual respect...