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I walk in the room and I peak in and I come back out and I said, ‘I thought this was a women’s leadership meeting.’ And so when I came back, they said, ‘Well, it is.’ I said, ‘But there’s a man speaking.’

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, referring to a women's leadership workshop at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Miami Beach last month.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, referring to a women's leadership workshop at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Miami Beach last month.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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