Council on Women and Girls’ Friday Highlights

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Council on Women and Girls’ (CWG) Friday Highlights. CWG has been busy working on issues ranging from domestic violence to gender integration this past week. Please check out our highlights below and remember that if you have friends or family that would like to join CWG’s email list, please have them contact us at cwg@who.eop.gov.

Friday Highlights

• Vice President Joseph Biden hosted an event at his residence this week to honor the 16^th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, and Lynn Rosenthal, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, blogged on the event

• Go on Facebook to checkout the White House’s ongoing commit to end violence against women and girls

• Department of Labor Secretary Solis held a webchat with Lilly Ledbetter on equal pay while also highlighting recent actions the DOL has taken in support of equal pay

• Check out and participate in the 50 States / 50 Stories webfeature that commemorates the six month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

• Learn about the “Gender Integration in Practice” panel co-hosted by Tina Tchen, Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation

• Read about the The National Coalition of 100 Black Womens' White House Briefing on the economy, healthcare, and education

• Apply for the White House Spring 2011 Internship

• Watch West Wing Week!