Council on Women and Girls Blog
Dr. Jill Biden highlights Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to emphasizes the importance of early detection and regular screenings.
Esta Soler, President of the Family Violence Prevention Fund, discusses why ending domestic violence is a collaborative effort and the role that men can play in encouraging the next generation to reject violence.
October 15, 2010 at 2:54 PM ET by Esta Soler
Read about the exciting ways the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is inspiring girls to become the future women of science and checkout NASA's educational and interactive Space Place website.
October 15, 2010 at 12:45 PM ET by Rebecca Spyke Keiser
Learn online safety tips for children from Carolyn Shanoff Associate Director of Consumer and Business Education at the Federal Trade Commission.
October 14, 2010 at 8:10 PM ET by Carolyn Shanoff
Learn how the U.S. State Department is working to increase women's access to mobile technologies around the world.
October 14, 2010 at 6:43 PM ET by Wenchi Yu
Read about the Council on Women and Girl’s Friday Highlights’, in which we look back on the week’s events that focused on celebrating and empowering women and girls.
October 8, 2010 at 3:56 PM ET by Jenny Kaplan
Valerie Jarrett talks about the World Bank's Adolescent Girls Initiative.
Hear from U.S. Trade Representative official Myesha Ward about ways the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is working to highlight women entrepreneurs in the Asia-Pacific Region.
October 7, 2010 at 7:30 PM ET by Myesha Ward
Learn about women’s entrepreneurship from some of the leading women in business and top administration officials by watching the White House Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference.
Watch President Obama’s remarks and hear about the Obama Administration’s Participation in this year's Fortune Most Powerful Women's Summit.
Read how the U.S. Department of Transportation is finding ways to ensure better protection of women.
October 6, 2010 at 9:55 PM ET by Marlise Streitmatter
Learn about the State Department’s recent alliance to improve reproductive, maternal, and newborn health around the world.
October 6, 2010 at 12:53 PM ET by Rachel Vogelstein
Lynn Rosenthal, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, discusses the Presidential proclamation naming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Vice President's recent remarks on the progress made in the 16 years since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act.
Checkout this week's Council on Women and Girls' Friday Highlights.
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, discusses the October 4th White House Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference, which will be streamed live on WhiteHouse.gov.
From ancient Chinese herbal remedies to the largest business journal in Singapore, Tina Tchen, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and Executive Director of the Council on Women and Girls, shares stories about her time in Japan at the first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit.
Learn about September's Younger Women's Call and signup for October's call.
October 1, 2010 at 3:21 PM ET by Jenny Kaplan
Hear from Irene Trowell-Harris, Director of the VA's Center for Women Veterans, about the historic
installation of Dr. Linda S. Schwartz as president of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans’ Affairs (NASDVA).
October 1, 2010 at 2:13 PM ET by Irene Trowell-Harris
Learn more about the Obama Administration’s commitment to increasing women and girls interest and talents in STEM fields.
Hear from Elizabeth Vale, Executive Director of the White House Business Council, about WIPP's White House Briefing.
September 30, 2010 at 8:14 PM ET by Elizabeth Vale
Every Friday the White House Council on Women and Girls pulls together exciting activities from the past week and puts them in its Friday Highlights. Please check them out!
Secratary of Labor Hilda L. Solis meets with Lilly Ledbetter. Read the Secreatary's post on equal pay and watch her webchat with Lilly Ledbetter.
Read about the "Gender Integration in Practice" panel Tina Tchen and the Council on Women and Girls co-hosted with the Millennium Challenge Corporation in New York City this week.
September 24, 2010 at 11:25 AM ET by Jenny Kaplan
Read about the The National Coalition of 100 Black Womens' White House Briefing.
September 23, 2010 at 6:45 PM ET by Jenny Kaplan
Every Friday the White House Council on Women and Girls pulls together exciting activities from the past week and puts them in their Friday Highlights. Please check them out!
September 17, 2010 at 6:23 PM ET by Jenny Kaplan
Hear from Frances E. Ashe-Goins, Acting Director of the Office on Women's Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about the work that is being done around the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
September 17, 2010 at 4:47 PM ET by Frances E. Ashe-Goins RN, MPH
Read about the Council on Women and Girls' thoughts regarding the Paycheck Fairness Act.
September 17, 2010 at 1:02 PM ET by Jenny Kaplan
Hear about the White House Dance Series from White House Social Secretary Julianna Smoot.
September 16, 2010 at 1:40 PM ET by Julianna Smoot
Hear about how President Obama and his Administration honored the Troops last week from Darienne Page, the lead for Veterans, Wounded Warrior and Military Family Outreach for the White House Office of Public Engagement.
September 10, 2010 at 12:05 PM ET by Darienne Page
Checkout how NASA is working on teaching and training girls about outer space in our post below.
September 9, 2010 at 7:11 PM ET by Rebecca Spyke Keiser
