Celebrating International Women's Day and The Violence Against Women Act

Celebrating International Women's Day and The Violence Against Women Act

Friends,

Happy International Women's Day! Today the United States celebrates the many milestones of progress toward gender equality and we recommit ourselves to fighting for the rights, opportunities and dreams of women and girls around the world. Read the President's statement.

Yesterday, President Obama signed a bill that both strengthens and reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Thanks to the bipartisan agreement, the law strengthens the criminal justice system's response to crimes against women, including domestic violence, sexual assault and trafficking.

Do you have questions about the Violence Against Women Act? Today, March 8th at 3:45 p.m. ET, we're holding a session of White House Office Hours on Twitter with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Lynn Rosenthal, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, to answer your questions.

Here's how it works:

• Ask your questions now and during the live event on Twitter with the hashtag #WHChat
• Follow the Q&A live through the @WHLive and @VJ44Twitter accounts
• If you miss the live session, the full session will be posted on WhiteHouse.gov and Storify.com/Whitehouse

To learn more, you can check out the fact sheet on key provisions in the law or watch President Obama's full remarks

Don't forget to check out a blog post by Valerie Jarrett yesterdayon the Violence Against Women Act.

Thank you for all that you do!

White House Council on Women & Girls

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