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Activists Split on White House's Women's Council

posted by wowOwow | The Women on the Web
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 9:06pm CDT

While some lauded the new White House Council on Women and Girls, others had hoped President Obama would have gone furtherWomen's Council | Today 10:10 am

President Obama made headlines yesterday when he established the White House Council on Women and Girls.

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p> The interagency group, said the President, would "ensure that American women and girls are treated fairly in all matters of public policy." Such a committment represents "an important measure of whether we are truly fulfilling the promise of our democracy for all our people." But some women’s groups are wondering just how committed Obama could be — though it will be headed by Obama aides Valerie Jarrett and Tina Tchen, the new council doesn’t have a permanent staff,

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