A New Era Of Responsibility Is Here.

Women Now Make Up Approximately Half Of The Workforce - Very Positive. Two-thirds Of All Families Are Either Headed By A Single-head Of Household Or Two Working Parents, And Particularly In This Economically Challenging Time, That Second Income Is More Important Than Ever. However, Women Are Still Only Earning 75 Percent Of What Men Are Earning.

We Know The Threats - From Global Terrorist Networks To The Spread Of Deadly Weapons. Yet We Also Know That Embedded In This Time Of Danger Is The Promise Of A New Day, If We Have The Courage And Commitment To Work Together.

From Day One, President Obama Has Made Improving The Quality Of Life For Woman A Top Priority. It's Why He Created The White House Council On Women And Girls That I'm So Proud To Chair. Our Directive Was To Look Across The Board At All Of The Federal Agencies And Determine What We Could Do To Improve The Quality Of Life For Women And Girls.

Given The Daunting Challenges That We Face, It's Important That President Elect Obama Is Prepared To Really Take Power And Begin To Rule Day One.

A New Era Of Responsibility Is Here.