Christine Lagarde would signal a new era at the IMF
(NEWSER) - If Dominique Strauss-Kahn presided over a testosterone-fueled, gray-suit clad world of international finance, then it is perhaps no small irony that it's poised to get a zebra-print breath of fresh air in the form of his likely successor. New York Times scribe Maureen Dowd writes a glowing profile of Christine Lagarde, France's finance minister and the would-be head of the IMF. The 5-foot-10 onetime national synchronized swimmer sees what Dowd calls "an Anita Hill moment" in her country: “I think there will be a pre-DSK and a post-DSK. And things that may have been tolerated or generally accepted as OK will no longer be," she says, adding that she hopes women get "some confidence and pride.” More»
