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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I prefer to see the glass as ½ full, not ½ empty. 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Beth Piraino, MD</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#1F497D">Professor of Medicine</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#1F497D">University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#1F497D">518 Scaife Hall
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB","serif";color:#1F497D">3550 Terrace Street</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D">Pittsburgh, Pa 15261</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style","serif";color:#1F497D">Telephone 412 648 9891</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Womeninmedicine [mailto:womeninmedicine-bounces@list.pitt.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Weisz, Ora Anna<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 05, 2015 11:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> womeninmedicine@list.pitt.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Womeninmedicine] FW: NYTimes.com: Our Problem With Powerful Women<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From The New York Times:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Our Problem With Powerful Women<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Hillary Clinton said “the path will be a little easier” once women try to shatter the “highest” glass ceiling. Is that too optimistic?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/opinion/our-problem-with-powerful-women.html?mwrsm=Email">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/opinion/our-problem-with-powerful-women.html?mwrsm=Email</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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