Council on Women and Girls Friday Highlights

Posted by Avra Siegel on August 19, 2011 at 05:24 PM EDT

Welcome to the Council on Women and Girls Weekly Highlights! If you have friends or family who would like to support the efforts of the Council on Women and Girls, please visit our website and share this link with others on Facebook and Twitter.

This week President Obama traveled to the Midwest where he met with Americans in rural towns and communities in Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. The purpose of his trip, dubbed the Economic Rural Tour 2011, was to talk to people from different walks of life about what is happening in our country right now.

In addition, President Obama signed an executive order extending the Federal Government’s commitment to equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion is critical for the Federal Government as an employer:

Executive Order--Establishing a Coordinated Government-wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce

Tune In to President Obama's Town Hall Meetings this Week

#VPinAsia on Twitter

Getting More Bang for U.S. Bucks

Continuing the Conversation on Immigration Reform – The African Immigrant Diaspora Voice

Take a Tip from the White House on Foursquare

Avra Siegel is the Deputy Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls.

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