| Council overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | March 11, 2009 |
| Preceding Council | |
| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Headquarters | White House |
| Employees | 10 |
| Council executive |
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| Parent Council | Office of Intergovernmental Affairs |
| Website | The 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.
- ^ Executive Order 13506, Washington, DC: President Barack Obama, The White House, 11 March 2009, Obama, B., Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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