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The White House Council on Women and Girls is a council, which forms part of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, established by on March 11, 2009 with a broad mandate to advise the United States President on issues relating to the welfare of women and girls.〔''Executive Order 13506'', Washington, DC: President Barack Obama, The White House, 11 March 2009, Obama, B., Retrieved 27 January 2014.〕 The current chair of the council is Valerie Jarrett.〔(A renewed call to action to end rape and sexual assault ), ''The White House Blog'' , Washington, DC: Valerie Jarrett, 22 January 2014, Retrieved 24 January 2014.〕 ==History== Barack Obama signed this Executive Order.〔 The Order was enacted so that the US federal government will be involved in issues that affect women and girls in the US.〔 Also in the Executive Order, Obama stated that progress has been made in eliminating barriers to success for women, particularly during the past generation.〔 Obama recognized that attendance of women at colleges and graduate schools is at a record number.〔 He further recognized that there are many women in the workforce, including executives of corporations and owners of businesses.〔 Serving in all areas of government, including the highest levels, are women, stated Obama.〔 That stated, Obama also recognized that there are inequalities that continue regarding women.〔 He stated that the average American woman earns "78 cents for every dollar men make."〔 He further stated that women are not significantly represented in career fields that include science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).〔 Obama's Executive Order additionally stated that "too many women lack health insurance,〔...(that ) "violence against women and girls remains a global epidemic."〔 Guaranteeing equal opportunities in education for girls and women continues to be challenging;〔 and women have experienced serious affects of America's economic crisis that began in 2007.〔 Obama further stated that these issues that affect women are not solely the concerns of women.〔 All of these reasons and more are those for establishing the Council.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「White House Council on Women and Girls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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