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Apr 4, 2014 2:47am

Hillary Clinton said the double standard in how the media talks about women in public life is alive and well during a discussion on the opening night of Tina Browns 3-day Women in the World Foundation summit, which kicked off Thursday evening at New York Citys glitzy Lincoln Center.

Flanked by IMF chief Christine Lagarde and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, who moderated the exchange, Clinton didnt hold back.

There is a double standard, obviously, she told Friedman, to warm applause. We have all either experienced it or at the very least seen it The double standard is alive and well and I think, in many respects, the media is the principle propagator of its persistence.

Friedman led into the question by recounting Scrunchiegate, an episode from Clintons time as secretary of state. A powerful world leader, the story goes, was worried to welcome Clinton when she arrived with her hair tied back, believing it was a sign Madame Sectretary was bearing bad news.

Clinton came to the David H. Koch Theater yes, that David H. Koch bearing very little news about a potential presidential run. Not that Friedman didnt do his best to squeeze something out of her.

Madame Secretary, he began, is there any other job youd be interested in? Comptroller of the state of Illinois?

Not right now, Clinton replied, much to the disappointment of the dozens of supporters in Ready for Hillary gear, actively pursuing information from attendees both outside and in the auditorium.

Friedman tried again, if only a bit more subtly, a few minutes later.

What do you feel is unfinished and youd like to have another crack at one day? he asked.

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