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1 Obama Administration Record for Women and Girls 1 (2010)

handle is hein.prescomm/prescommaaaib0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Obama Administration Record for Women and Girls I didn't run for President so that the dreams of our daughters could be deferred or denied. I didn't run for President to see inequality and injustice persist in our time. I ran for President to put the same rights, the same opportunities, and the same dreams within the reach for our daughters and our sons alike. I ran for President to put the American Dream within the reach of all of our people, no matter what their gender, or race, or faith, or station. -President Obama, March 8, 2010 Today, more than ever, women are often the breadwinners in many American families. Yet women in our economy and our workforce still aren't getting a fair shake, earning just 77 cents on every dollar paid to men. Women have been subject to deceptive loan practices, and have paid additional premiums for health insurance coverage. Expanding economic opportunities for women and ending discriminatory practices is critical to building an economy that restores security for middle class families, where hard work and responsibility are rewarded, and where everyone who wants to can find a good job. That's why President Obama has fought for America's women by combatting discrimination, increasing access to health care, and supporting women-owned businesses. From creating the White House Council on Women and Girls, which produced the first comprehensive Federal report on the status of American women in almost 50 years, to appointing two women to the Supreme Court and a strong team of women leaders to his Cabinet and White House staff, President Obama has taken concrete steps to ensure that women's voices are heard in government and society. The Obama Administration's record of supporting women and girls includes: Supporting Women in the Workforce: The Obama Administration has supported women in the workforce by: Fighting Pay Discrimination: The first piece of legislation President Obama signed into law was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which restored basic protections against pay discrimination. The President continues to advocate for the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which is common sense legislation that gives women the tools they need to fight pay discrimination. And President Obama has convened an Equal Pay Task Force to ensure that existing equal pay laws are fully enforced. Through this Task Force, key agencies in the Federal government are coordinating and enhancing their efforts to protect women from pay discrimination. * Providing Tax Credits For Working Families: In the Recovery Act, the President extended expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for larger families and reduced the marriage penalty, benefiting over 7 million people and making the Child Tax Credit (CTC) available to more low income families, benefiting 14 million children. In December 2010, the President signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. The expansions in the EITC and the CTC that were extended as part of this legislation benefitted an estimated 12 million women - 4 million of them single mothers.

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