Melanne Verveer, born on June 24,1944,in Pottsville,Pennsylvania,is the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women,Peace,and Security at Georgetown University. She also holds positions as a founding partner of Seneca Point Global,a women's strategy firm,and as a co-founder of Seneca Women. Verveer co-authored the book "Fast Forward:How Women Can Achieve Power and Purpose" with Kim Azzarelli.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender,and queer (LGBTQ) rights in the United States are among the most advanced in the world,with public opinion and jurisprudence changing significantly since the late 1980s.
Nancy-Ann Min DeParle served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy in the administration of President Obama from January 2011 to January 2013. Previously,she served as the director of the White House Office of Health Reform,leading the administration's efforts on health care issues,including the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. She served as the director of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) from 1997 to 2000,administering the Medicare program for the Clinton administration,and before then worked at the Office of Management and Budget.
Heather Marie Boushey is an American economist who currently serves as a member of President Joe Biden's Council of Economic Advisers and the Chief Economist for the Invest in America Cabinet at the White House. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris Administration,she was the president and CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth,which she co-founded with John Podesta. She has also worked as an economist at the Center for American Progress,the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee,the Center for Economic and Policy Research and the Economic Policy Institute. She has written for a variety of publications,including the New York Times,Washington Post,Democracy Journal,and the American Prospect. She regularly appears in the media to discuss economic issues.
The White House Office is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The White House Office is headed by the White House chief of staff,who is also the head of the Executive Office of the President. The staff work for and report directly to the president,including West Wing staff and the president's senior advisers. Almost all of the White House Office staff are political appointees of the president,do not require Senate confirmation and can be dismissed at the discretion of the president.
Diversity within groups is a key concept in sociology and political science that refers to the degree of difference along socially significant identifying features among the members of a purposefully defined group,such as any group differences in racial or ethnic classifications,age,gender,religion,philosophy,politics,culture,language,physical abilities,socioeconomic background,sexual orientation,gender identity,intelligence,physical health,mental health,genetic attributes,personality,behavior,or attractiveness.
Melody C. Barnes is an American lawyer and political advisor. Formerly an aide and chief counsel to Senator Edward M. Kennedy on the Senate Judiciary Committee,Barnes later worked at the Center for American Progress,a think tank,before joining Senator Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. After Obama took office as president,Barnes was appointed director of the Domestic Policy Council,serving in that post from January 2009 to January 2012. After leaving the White House,Barnes assumed roles at the Aspen Institute and New York University. Since 2016,she has been at the University of Virginia,where she teaches law and is the co-director of the UVA Democracy Initiative.
In the United States,the rights of transgender people vary considerably by jurisdiction. In recent decades,there has been an expansion of federal,state,and local laws and rulings to protect transgender Americans;however,many rights remain unprotected,and some rights are being eroded. Since 2020,there has been a national movement by conservative/right-wing politicians and organizations to target transgender rights. There has been a steady increase in the number of anti-transgender bills introduced each year,especially in Republican-led states.
Neera Tanden is an American political consultant and government official serving as director of the United States Domestic Policy Council since 2023. Tanden previously served as a senior advisor and staff secretary to President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023 and as president of the Center for American Progress (CAP),a center-left policy research and advocacy organization,where she worked in different capacities since its founding in 2003 until she joined the Biden administration in 2021.
Janet Benshoof was an American human rights lawyer and President and Founder of the Global Justice Center. She founded the Center for Reproductive Rights,the world's first international human rights organization focused on reproductive choice and equality.
Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan is an American attorney serving since 2021 as the U.S. National Security Advisor. He previously served as Director of Policy to President Barack Obama,National Security Advisor to then-Vice President Biden and Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary Hillary Clinton at the U.S. Department of State. Sullivan also served as senior advisor to the U.S. federal government at the Iran nuclear negotiations and senior policy advisor to Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign,as well as visiting professor at Yale Law School. On November 23,2020,President-elect Biden announced that Sullivan would be appointed the United States National Security Advisor. He took office on January 20,2021.
Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall is an American national security and energy leader,public servant,educator,and author currently serving as the 11th United States Homeland Security Advisor to President Joe Biden since 2021. She previously served in both the Clinton and Obama Administrations and held appointments at academic institutions and think tanks.
Karen Skelton is an American political strategist and lawyer working at the highest levels of national politics and state public policy issues. Skelton has advised U.S. Presidents,Vice Presidents,U.S. Cabinet Secretaries,Governors,First Ladies,Fortune 100 Corporations,philanthropies,and Board of Directors for 35 years. Most recently,she was named Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm at the U.S. Department of Energy in the Biden Administration,in addition to Senior Advisor to John Podesta,President Biden's Top Climate Diplomat.
Terry M. McGovern is an American public health scholar. She is the Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health &Health Policy in New York City. McGovern is also Professor of Health Policy and Management.
Sara Josephine Jacobs is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 51st congressional district,previously representing the 53rd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. Her district includes central and eastern portions of San Diego,as well as eastern suburbs such as El Cajon,La Mesa,Spring Valley,and Lemon Grove. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the youngest member of California's congressional delegation. She is the Caucus Leadership Representative,making her the youngest member of the Democratic House leadership.
Carla Ravi Koppell is an American academic who serves as interim Vice Dean for Diversity,Equity,and Inclusion at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. As part of her work she collaborates with the Volcker Alliance to spearhead the University Leadership Council on Diversity and Inclusion in International Affairs. In that role,she works with deans of graduate schools of public policy and international affairs to incorporate attention to diversity and inclusion in their curricula and programs.
Sameera Fazili is an American attorney and public official who served as a deputy director of the National Economic Council in the Biden administration. A noted community development finance expert,Fazili previously served as Director of Engagement for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
White House Gender Policy Council is a department within the White House Office for the advancement of gender equity and equality in both domestic and foreign policy development and implementation. It was established upon the inauguration of the Biden administration.,and was initially co-chaired by Jennifer Klein and Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón.
The social policy of the Joe Biden administration is intended to improve racial equity,increase access to safe and legal abortions,tighten restrictions on gun sales,among other aims. A number of policies aim to reverse the former policies of President Donald Trump,including the "Muslim" travel ban and loosened anti-discriminatory policies relating to LGBT people.
Feminist foreign policy,or feminist diplomacy,is a strategy integrated into the policies and practices of a state to promote gender equality,and to help improve women's access to resources,basic human rights,and political participation. It can often be bucketed into three categories:rights,resources,and representation. The concept was first coined and integrated into governmental policy by Margot Wallström,former Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister. The objectives of feminist foreign policy include:
