White House Council on Women and Girls

Council on Women and Girls
Council overview
FormedMarch 11, 2009
Preceding Council
Dissolved2017
HeadquartersWhite House
Employees10
Council executive
  • Chair
  • Executive Director
Parent CouncilOffice of Intergovernmental Affairs
WebsiteThe White House Council on Women and Girls

The White House Council on Women and Girls was an advisory council within the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. It was established by Executive Order 13506 on March 11, 2009, with a broad mandate to advise the president on issues relating to the welfare of women and girls in order to ensure gender equality.[1] It also ensured that other White House agencies acted in a manner to allow all things to be possible for all people.[2] The Council was chaired by Valerie Jarrett[3] and included the heads of every federal agency and major White House office.

The Council was not convened during the Trump administration and was disbanded in 2017. A successor body, the White House Gender Policy Council, was formed under the Biden administration on January 20, 2021.

Formation

Obama speaks with Jarrett in a West Wing corridor.

President Barack Obama created the council in March 2009, effectively recreating the White House Office for Women's Initiatives and Outreach (1995–2001). This earlier office had acted as a liaison with women's groups, but had been disliked by conservatives.[4]

In his Executive Order 13506, signed on March 11, 2009, Obama stated:

The purpose of this order is to establish a coordinated Federal response to issues that particularly impact the lives of women and girls and to ensure that Federal programs and policies address and take into account the distinctive concerns of women and girls, including women of color and those with disabilities.[1]

The executive order lists progress in eliminating barriers to success for women,[1] including record attendance of women at colleges and graduate schools,[1] record numbers of female corporate executives and business owners,[1] and a record number of women in all areas of government.[1]

The executive order then lists areas where inequalities remained.[1] It stated that the average American woman earns "78 cents for every dollar men make" and that women are not significantly represented in careers involving hard sciences.[1] The executive order additionally stated that "too many women lack health insurance [... and that] violence against women and girls remains a global epidemic".[1] It noted the challenges in guaranteeing equal opportunities in education for girls and women, and that and women had disproportionately suffered from the 2007 financial crisis.[1]

The executive order also stated that the issues that affect women are not solely the concerns of women:[1]

When jobs do not offer family leave, that affects men who wish to help care for their families. When women earn less than men for the same work, that affects families who have to work harder to make ends meet. When our daughters do not have the same educational and career opportunities as our sons, that affects entire communities, our economy, and our future as a Nation.[1]

The Department of Commerce provided funding and administrative support for the Council.[1]

Mission

The Council on Women and Girls was intended to work with federal executive departments and agencies "to provide a coordinated Federal response to issues that have an impact on the lives of women and girls",[1][3][5][6] including providing assistance to women-owned businesses and to help women enter professions in science, engineering and technology.[1]

The Council was to advise the president on the effects of pending legislation and policy proposals, and to suggest changes and help develop new legislation and proposals to address issues for women and girls.[1]

Accomplishments

The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault was a development of both the White House Council on Women and Girls and the Office of the Vice President of the United States.[3][5] The Task Force was established to protect American college and university students from sexual assault, to ensure that American colleges and universities are in compliance with federal regulations regarding sexual assault on campuses, and to help provide a safer environment for students on college and university campuses in the United States.[3][5]

The Council was instrumental in providing a provision in the Affordable Care Act for women's contraception without co-pay[4] and for general preventative healthcare and breastfeeding services, as well as with policies on education, equal pay, working families, and violence against women. It also focused on issues for women with disabilities, trans women, women of color and women of low-income communities.[7][8]

On October 4–5, 2010, the Council and Fortune magazine hosted the Most Powerful Women Summit for female entrepreneurs.[9]

On April 22, 2013, the Council and the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University hosted a White House conference on girls' leadership and civic education.[10][11]

On June 14, 2016, the White House Council on Women and Girls hosted the first United State of Women Summit. This conference brought attention to the successes the Obama Administration had made in promoting gender equality, as well as the issues and obstacles that women continued to face domestically and internationally.[12][13] Guests at the summit included President Obama, Vice President Biden, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards.[14][15]

Dissolution

After being disused for the first several months of the Trump administration,[4] the Council was disbanded in mid-2017. Trump called the council's efforts "redundant".[16]

Personnel

Members

The following list reflects council leaders, members, and attendees as of May 2014.

Council on Women and Girls
Chair Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the president and assistant to the president for intergovernmental relations and public engagement
Directors
Regular
attendees

The executive order allowed for a member of the Council to designate a senior-level official who is a part of the member's department, agency, or office, and who is a full-time officer or employee of the federal government, to perform the Council functions of the member.[1]

Support staff

The following individuals served in the role of support staff to the Council:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Executive Order 13506, Washington, DC: President Barack Obama, The White House, 11 March 2009, Obama, B., Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. ^ "The White House Council on Women and Girls". whitehouse.gov. 2015-12-04. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-20 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ a b c d A renewed call to action to end rape and sexual assault Archived 2017-01-22 at the Wayback Machine, The White House Blog, Washington, DC: Valerie Jarrett, 22 January 2014, Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Palmeri, Tara (30 June 2017). "White House council for women and girls goes dark under Trump". Politico. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Memorandum establishing White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault Archived 2017-01-22 at the Wayback Machine, The White House: President Barack Obama, Washington, DC: Office of the Press Secretary, 22 January 2014, Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. ^ Obama admin: Freedom from sexual assault a basic human right Archived 2014-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, MSNBC.com, New York, NY: NBC Universal, 22 January 2014, Richinick, M., Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. ^ Storey, Kate (2 March 2017). "What Will Donald Trump Do With the White House Council on Women and Girls?". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  8. ^ Evans, Kelley D. (21 December 2016). "White House Council on Women and Girls continues to make advancements". Andscape. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Remarks by the President at the 2010 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit". whitehouse.gov. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2019 – via National Archives.
  10. ^ Keneally, Meghan (30 June 2017). "White House considers eliminating council focused on female empowerment". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  11. ^ "A National Call to Action: Teaching Young People about Women's Public Leadership and Promoting Public Leadership in Girls" (PDF). Center for American Women and Politics, Rutgers University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  12. ^ "FACT SHEET: New Steps to Advance Equal Pay on the Seventh Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act". whitehouse.gov. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2016 – via National Archives.
  13. ^ Mettler, Katie (June 7, 2016). "First lady Michelle Obama teams up with Oprah to host 'United State of Women' summit at White House". Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  14. ^ Rhodan, Maya (June 14, 2016). "President Obama at Women's Summit: This Is What a Feminist Looks Like". Time. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  15. ^ Miller, Ryan (June 14, 2016). "Message from women's summit: More needs to be done". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  16. ^ "Listening tour informs state Council on Women and Girls". Times Union. 2017-12-29. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-11.

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