Washington: Hillary Rodham Clinton says she knows she has a decision to make about running to become the first female US president, and believes “we need to break down that highest, hardest glass ceiling in American politics.”
The former secretary of state told People magazine that she wants to enjoy the moment she’s about to become a grandmother as she considers “what I think is right for me.”
She told the magazine that many Americans think the nation has “unfinished business” in sending the first woman to the White House.
“I'm certainly in the camp that says we need to break down that highest, hardest glass ceiling in American politics,” the former first lady said. “To have a woman president is something I would love to see happen, but I'll just have to make my own decision about what I think is right for me.”
A glass ceiling is a solid but invisible barrier against women's advancement.
The interview was posted a few days before the release of Ms Clinton's book on her four years as President Barack Obama’s secretary of state. She told the magazine that she remained “concerned about what I see happening in the country and the world.”
She said she would consider her future in the coming months, with “the extra joy of ‘I’m about to become a grandmother.”
