Obama to create White House women's council

[sabra]

Source: Chicago Suntimes

WASHINGTON--White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett is adding more to her portfolio: she is chairing a White House Council on Women and Girls, to be created by President Obama on Wednesday. Tina Tchen, director of the White House Office of Public Liaison, will serve as executive director of the group.

Obama will sign an executive order creating the council--run by two high level Chicagoans in the White House--designed to "provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls and to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and families."

According to the White House, "the Council will begin its work by asking each agency to analyze their current status and ensure that they are focused internally and externally on women."



Read more: http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/03/obama_to_create_white_house_wo.html

[bdamomma]

1. ................

:thumbsup:

[Lorien]

2. That'll make a few Right Wing and misogynist heads explode

good for Obama. :thumbsup:

[ensho]

3. crying and dancing at the same time

never thought I would ever read:

"the Council will begin its work by asking each agency to analyze their current status and ensure that they are focused internally and externally on women."




sunshine us with a web site, please.

[Myrina]

4. AMEN!

:bounce: :patriot: :bounce: :patriot: :bounce: :patriot: :bounce:

[FailureToCommunicate]

5. The new Council - having examined how the Pentagon impacts women and

families -have recommended the Pentagon stop killing people on the other side of the world, on our behalf.

[ensho]

9. yes, absolutely, yes

nt

[DURHAM D]

6. How sad that in 2009 we even need a W.H. Council on Women and Girls.

Shame on this country.

[No Elephants]

7. Can you think of any country that could not benefit from a similar council? This country is far

from the worst.

[DURHAM D]

8. You missed the point. eom