Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010); Rory Stewart; Kavita Ramdas; Lynn Sherr on the Century of Women

September 25, 2009

With a leaked memo, delayed decisions and calls for more troops in Afghanistan, there's growing public demand to know what direction President Obama has in mind for the war-torn country. The JOURNAL guest host Lynn Sherr sits down with Rory Stewart who shares his vision for a sustainable policy that could benefit both the United States and Afghanistan, which he has called "the graveyard of predictions." In 2003 Stewart was appointed as the Coalition Provisional Authority deputy governor of two provinces in Southern Iraq. Then, Sherr talks with Kavita Ramdas, president and CEO of Global Fund for Women. Sherr reflects on the thought that this will be the century of the Woman, she hope's equality doesn't take a hundred more years. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL -- Award-winning public affairs journalist Bill Moyers hosts this weekly series filled with fresh and original voices. Each hour-long broadcast features analysis of current issues and interviews with prominent figures from the worlds of arts and entertainment, religion, science, politics and the media.