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- May 17, 2013 at 6:08 PM EDT
Weekly Wrap Up: “What Our Families Deserve”
Here’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
- May 17, 2013 at 2:45 PM EDT
National Women's Health Week: Re-Committing Ourselves to Healthy Women and Girls
As National Women’s Health Week comes to a close, we recommit ourselves to improving opportunities for women and girls by expanding access to affordable and accessible health care.
- May 10, 2013 at 5:20 PM EDT
President Obama Explains How Health Reform Is Helping Women
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, President Obama talked to a group of women — including many moms — about the ways the Affordable Care Act is already helping millions of Americans.
LEADERSHIP BIOS
Valerie Jarrett
Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Senior Adviser and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement
Tina Tchen
Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama
Avra Siegel
Deputy Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls
White House Support
Council Members
FACT SHEETS AND REPORTS
Fact Sheet: The Equal Futures Partnership — From Promise To Progress (Download PDF)
Fact Sheet: the Obama Administration’s Comprehensive Efforts to Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls Worldwide (Download PDF)
Fact Sheet: the Equal Futures Partnership to Expand Women’s Political and Economic Participation
Keeping America's Women Moving Forward (PDF)
Equal Pay Task Force Accomplishments (PDF)
American Jobs Act: Impact for Women (PDF)
Women and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (PDF)
Obama Administration Record on Women and Girls (PDF)
MEET THE WOMEN OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Latifa Lyles
Taryn Benarroch
Miriam Shapiro
Lori Garver
Claudia Gordon
Kathleen Martinez
Dr. Rebecca Blank
What's New
- April 25, 2013 at 11:32 AM EDT
Today’s Girls Are Tomorrow’s Leaders
Valerie Jarrett discusses the commitments of the Equal Futures partnership to women and girls.
- April 23, 2013 at 2:13 PM EDT
White House Announces Girl emPower as Equal Futures Challenge Notable App
The White House announces their new iPad app: Girl emPower that inspires young girls to take leadership roles in government.
- April 23, 2013 at 10:29 AM EDT
Students Invent the Future
Valerie Jarrett discusses the innovation she witnessed at the White House Science Fair.
- March 29, 2013 at 5:04 PM EDT
Women in Foreign Policy and Politics
- March 8, 2013 at 5:20 PM EDT
Women in Silicon Valley Leading the Way
Women investors play a crucial role in helping ensure that the best private-sector ideas - including those coming from women entrepreneurs - get the resources they need to help build companies and create jobs.
- March 8, 2013 at 10:49 AM EDT
Announcing AAPI Women Champions of Change
The White House Champions of Change series is seeking nominations of outstanding AAPI women community leaders.
- February 1, 2013 at 6:26 PM EDT
Working Toward a Tech Sector that Reflects America
The Technology Inclusion Summit displays the Obama Administration's commitment to expanding opportunities in the STEM fields and encouraging women and girls to pursue careers in this field.
- February 1, 2013 at 2:33 PM EDT
National Freedom Day: A Commitment to End Modern Slavery
Nearly 150 years after President Lincoln signed the joint resolution that led banning slavery in the United States, one form of slavery has been abolished in our country, yet another has quietly flourished around the world.
From the Press Office
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March 18, 2013 6:37 PM EDT
Remarks By The President at Women's History Month Reception
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January 30, 2013 3:07 PM EDT
Presidential Memorandum -- Coordination of Policies and Programs to Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls Globally
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January 24, 2013 3:10 PM EDT
Statement by the President on the Opening of Combat Units to Women
