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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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!
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
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
