Council on Women and Girls Blog
The Equal Futures App Challenge is inspiring great creativity in Americans who want to encourage girls and young women to become leaders in our government.
January 14, 2013 at 4:46 PM ET by Brian Forde and Sarah Hurwitz
Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Senator Mark Udall (D-CO), two leaders and champions of renewable energy innovation, discuss ensuring that women and minorities are involved in wind energy jobs.
December 21, 2012 at 1:01 PM ET by Dot Harris
The Equal Futures App Challenge was created to promote civic education and public leadership for girls
November 27, 2012 at 8:00 AM ET by Sarah Hurwitz and Brian Forde
The Small Business Administration is focused on ensuring that small business owners and entrepreneurs have the access and opportunity they need to turn great ideas into viable and successful businesses, and continues to look for new ways to support and strengthen women small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Closing the gender gap in women’s political and economic participation will help secure greater prosperity for everyone
October 4, 2012 at 9:53 AM ET by Liz Drew
The White House Council on Women and Girls is launching a challenge for developers: Create an app that promotes civic education and/or inspires girls to serve as leaders in our democracy
September 24, 2012 at 5:00 PM ET by
The White House hosts an African American Women’s Forum, bringing women from across the nation together for an opportunity to discuss issues that are important to women in the African American community.
July 24, 2012 at 4:35 PM ET by Heather Foster
The STEM Master Teacher Corps initiative will strengthen the quality of STEM education nation-wide and help meet the President’s goal of moving U.S. students from the middle to the top of the pack in math and science.
July 23, 2012 at 7:06 PM ET by Hallie Schneir
Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education, discusses the successes of Title IX as well as the important work that remains to be done.
July 13, 2012 at 1:34 PM ET by Russlynn Ali
A group of young women from the Middle East and North Africa interested in careers in science and technology – also known as TechGirls – visited the White House for an interactive discussion about the ways women can utilize innovation and technology to make a difference in the world
July 6, 2012 at 12:27 PM ET by Suzanne Philion
Billie Jean King was at the White House this week to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark legislation that forever changed the academic, athletic and professional fields of America. This was a critical moment in our Nation’s history that King, and millions of girls and women like her, will remember and celebrate.
June 22, 2012 at 1:25 PM ET by Billie Jean King
The White House Council on Women and Girls marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX.
June 18, 2012 at 7:07 PM ET by Avra Siegel
The first contingent of 24 women who completed the Navy’s nuclear submarine program met with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House
Recognizing women as drivers of economic growth and as essential actors for strengthening global peace and security, recent G8 and NATO summits made history by placing women’s rights squarely on the agenda.
May 24, 2012 at 12:39 PM ET by Tina Tchen
Join the Department of Labor for a Women Veterans Twitter Town Hall on Tuesday, May 22 at 12 pm EDT
May 21, 2012 at 2:05 PM ET by
Rebecca Blank, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, reflects on the commencement address she delivered to graduate students at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
May 18, 2012 at 5:47 PM ET by Rebecca Blank
Valerie Jarrett explains that the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill passed by the House leaves out leaves out the important protections and exposes more students, Native Americans, and LGBT Americans to the threat of violence.
May 18, 2012 at 1:02 PM ET by Valerie Jarrett
Some of the nation’s top women scientists and engineers take a break from their daily responsibilities at the heights of federal, private, and academic science and technology enterprises to urge girls to open their minds to careers in these fields.
April 30, 2012 at 1:43 PM ET by Lauren Andersen
Trailblazing women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields share their experiences and encourage young women to follow in their footsteps – or blaze a trail of their own.
While reflecting upon the importance of Equal Pay Day, the Deputy Secretary of Commerce explains how American policies support the creativity and entrepreneurship needed to promote a competitive and growing economy.
April 23, 2012 at 1:00 PM ET by Rebecca Blank
According to the latest U.S. Census statistics, on average, full-time working women earned 77 cents to every dollar earned by men, which means less for families’ everyday needs, less for investments in our children’s futures, and, when added up over a lifetime of work, substantially less for retirement
Read Valerie Jarrett's remarks at the White House Forum on Women and the Economy.
The White House Council on Women and Girls is hosting a Forum on Women and the Economy. You're invited to watch live and participate online.
Tina Tchen, Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, announces a Presidential Memorandum establishing a working group to explore the intersection of HIV/AIDS, violence against women and gender-related health disparities.
March 30, 2012 at 11:08 AM ET by Tina Tchen
March 20, 2012 at 3:04 PM ET by
Join the Department of Energy for a conversation about women in STEM on Twitter on Thursday, March 22 at 2:30pm EDT by following the hashtag #STEM.
March 19, 2012 at 12:42 PM ET by Gloria B. Smith
Since 2012, the Equal Pay Task Force has worked to identify and address challenges to gender pay disparities. Meet the Equal Pay Task Force members and ask them a questions about their efforts.
March 15, 2012 at 4:02 PM ET by Miriam Vogel
Women’s History Month is a time to recognize achievements by women in the financial sector and to consider how far we have come from an era when women were not afforded the training or opportunities to serve their nation in this capacity.
March 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM ET by Kate Harris
Acting Deputy Commerce Secretary travels to Bern, Switzerland to speak about the administration’s work to support women–and particularly the evolving economic role of women in American society.
March 9, 2012 at 4:38 PM ET by Rebecca Blank
Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to the First Lady, discusses International Women's Day and shares her experience at the State Department's International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony.
March 9, 2012 at 1:59 PM ET by Tina Tchen
