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Council on Women and Girls Weekly Highlights

Summary: 
Checkout all of the exciting things the Council on Women and Girls and the Obama Administration did last week.

Welcome to this the Council on Women and Girls’ Weekly Highlights. The Administration was involved with a range of activities with the passage of the Child Nutrition Bill and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act last week. We also profiled an amazing woman working in the Administration Deputy Administrator at NASA Lori Garver. Read below for further details on these events, as well as other pressing issues and stories. And remember, if you have friends or family that would like to join our efforts, please have them click here.

Read Kathleen Sebelius' Blog That Shows How Families Are Benefitting from Health Reform Law

Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios Reflects on 2010 Highlights from the United States Treasury Department

Lynn Rosenthal Writes About an Important Step Towards Ending Violence Against Women Around the Globe

Read the Meet the Women of the Administration feature on Deputy Administrator at NASA Lori Garver

Interactive Map: Check-Out Why the Compromise on Tax Cuts & Unemployment Insurance Matters

Photostream: Look Behind-the-Scenes – Holidays at the White House 2010

Watch Elmo’s Visit to the White House Kitchen

Applications Period is Open Now – Apply To The White House Internship Program

 Watch Wing Week: "All These Pens"