He’s lifted the ban on embryonic stem cell research, is working on revoking the conscientious objector clause for medical personnel and he’s also established a new post in the state department for international women’s issues (source):
US President Barack Obama announced Friday the creation of a new foreign policy position designed to tackle global women’s issues.
Obama named Melanne Verveer, an aide in former president Bill Clinton’s administration, as ambassador-at-large for international women’s issues. She will serve at the State Department under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The appointment, which has to be approved by the Senate, “is unprecedented and reflects the elevated importance of global women?s issues to the president and his entire administration,” the White House said in a statement.
He will also be signing an executive order that will establish a White House Council on Women and Girls (source):
“The mission of the Council will be to provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and families,” reads a memo describing the move and obtained by The Fix.
We’ve needed both for quite some time and I’m absolutely delighted to see this happening. Maybe the world will be a bit different by the time my daughter is my age. I sure hope so.
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