President Obama Adds Historic Focus on Women’s Rights at G-8 and NATO Summits

Recognizing women as drivers of economic growth and as essential actors for strengthening global peace and security, recent G8 and NATO summits made history by placing women’s rights squarely on the agenda.

Join the Conversation: #VetsTownHall

Join the Department of Labor for a Women Veterans Twitter Town Hall on Tuesday, May 22 at 12 pm EDT

Deputy Secretary Blank Advocates Public Service in Commencement Speech

Rebecca Blank, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, reflects on the commencement address she delivered to graduate students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Just Plain Wrong: House Republican Bill Undermines the Violence Against Women Act

Valerie Jarrett explains that the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill passed by the House leaves out leaves out the important protections and exposes more students, Native Americans, and LGBT Americans to the threat of violence.

STEM Women All-Stars Hit the Road

Some of the nation’s top women scientists and engineers take a break from their daily responsibilities at the heights of federal, private, and academic science and technology enterprises to urge girls to open their minds to careers in these fields.

Watch and Engage: Girls in STEM

Trailblazing women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields share their experiences and encourage young women to follow in their footsteps – or blaze a trail of their own.

Commerce Deputy Secretary Blank Speaks on the Role of Innovation in the U.S. Economy

While reflecting upon the importance of Equal Pay Day, the Deputy Secretary of Commerce explains how American policies support the creativity and entrepreneurship needed to promote a competitive and growing economy.

Securing Equal Pay

According to the latest U.S. Census statistics, on average, full-time working women earned 77 cents to every dollar earned by men, which means less for families’ everyday needs, less for investments in our children’s futures, and, when added up over a lifetime of work, substantially less for retirement

A Big Week for Joining Forces

Companies across the country make new commitments to join forces and hire thousands of veterans.

A Big Week for Joining Forces

Companies across the country make new commitments to join forces and hire thousands of veterans.

Turning the Page on Illiteracy

Stacy Ratner, a bibliophile working to end illiteracy in Chicago, shares her success story.

Remarks by the President at Barnard College Commencement Ceremony

Presidential Memorandum -- Establishing Policies for Addressing Domestic Violence in the Federal Workforce

Remarks by the First Lady Honoring Young Women from Military Families