Forty-four new employers have signed on to the Equal Pay Pledge, bringing the total number to over 100 businesses who have embraced equal pay policies.
This week, I want to focus specifically on the question of how gender bias may affect law enforcement response to members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT
The White House recognized Domestic Violence Awareness Month with announcements and activities designed to improve the Nation’s response to intimate partner violence.
For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we're focusing on identifying and preventing gender bias in law enforcement response to domestic violence and sexual assault.
The White House hosted the first-ever meeting of a new initiative between the United States, Canada, and Mexico on violence against indigenous women and girls.
The White House Council on Women and Girls and Vice President Joe Biden Highlight Importance of Ending Violence Against Women at United State of Women Summit.
The United States, Canada, and Mexico have resolved to work together to share lessons learned and improve coordination on violence against indigenous women and girls.
In a letter, an 11-year-old asked the President to help make it easier for her father to get a job and find the support he needs after he is released from prison.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, members of the Obama Administration participated in Museum Day Live! events across the country. See where they visited:
March 21, 2016 at 5:56 PM ET by Kalisha Dessources
Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Nani Coloretti shares her Museum Day Live! experience and her pledge to create more opportunities for girls.
Earlier this month, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Assistance announced the release of the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant solicitation.
The Declaration of Sentiments is the foundational document for women's rights, drafted in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848 — and as far as we can tell, it's missing.
Tina Tchen and Stephen Pomper attend the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo to discuss the Administration's initiatives on girls' education and women's empowerment.
September 8, 2015 at 2:50 PM ET by Tina Tchen and Stephen Pomper
Megan Smith and Valerie Jarrett head to Silicon Valley to participate in the “Diversity in Tech” workshop -- hosted by the White House and the Kapor Center for Social Impact -- to brainstorm and strategize with technology innovators to learn about what's worked for employers to recruit, retain, and advance top talent from under-represented communities, and for venture capitalists to fund and advise the full range of early start-up teams.
Vice President Biden attends a rally held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) to address the travesty of sexual violence on our nation’s college and university campuses.
