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Aspen Ideas to Go Podcast: The United State of Women
March 24, 2016
What has the Obama Administration done for women and girls? How will their women and girls initiatives continue after the president leaves office? Tina Tchen, executive director for the White House Council on Women and Girls, talks about what’s been done on the federal level since President Obama took office. She speaks with Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post as part of the Aspen Forum on Women and Girls at the Aspen Institute. This recent event precedes the United State of Women Summit on May 23rd in Washington, DC.
Marci Krivonen is associate editor and producer of public programs at the Aspen Institute.
The “Aspen Ideas to Go” podcast is a weekly show featuring fascinating speakers who have presented at the Aspen Ideas Festival and other public programs offered by the Aspen Institute — including Aspen Words, the Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series, and various events around the country. For a curated listening experience, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or listen to each episode on the Aspen Ideas website.
