There’s no doubt that Nielsen is powerful; even before joining Homeland Security, she’d been one of the highest-ranking women in the White House. When we talk about “Powerful Women,” should we applaud a woman who used her considerable power to make life difficult for the most powerless among us? What, in 2019, is the purpose and organizing principle of an event like the Most Powerful Women Summit? ADAre we saying that Powerful Women are just like powerful men — some good and some bad? Kirstjen Nielsen deserved to be questioned, hard, for her role in an immensely controversial administration policy.

Source: Washington Post October 23, 2019 20:59 UTC