Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
06/08/2011

Contact:
Katie Broendel, broendelk@aauw.org
202/785-7761

Lisa Goodnight, goodnightl@aauw.org
202/785-7738

MEDIA ADVISORY: Panel Discussion to Offer Insight on Women’s Leadership in the Obama Administration
Event to Feature Tina Tchen, First Lady Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff

WASHINGTON — The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will host a Women in Power in the Obama Administration panel at its biennial convention on June 16, 2011, at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel. The panelists will discuss their work to achieve gender equity as well as the ways the Obama administration is breaking through barriers for women and girls.

The panel will feature Tina Tchen, the executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls and chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama. The list of panelists includes voices from prominent women in the Obama administration, particularly the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, and the Department of Justice.

Who:
Tina Tchen, executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama

Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education

Patricia Shiu, director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs at the U.S. Department of Labor

Jocelyn Samuels, senior counselor to the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice

What:
Women in Power in the Obama Administration panel discussion

When:
Thursday, June 16, 7:45–9 p.m.

Where:
Grand Ballroom
Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel
999 Ninth St. NW
Washington, DC 20001

Read more about AAUW's convention and programming on our website and Facebook page.

###

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Since 1881, AAUW has been one of the nation’s leading voices promoting education and equity for women and girls. AAUW has a nationwide network of more than 100,000 members and donors, 1,000 branches, and 600 college/university institutional partners. Since AAUW's founding 130 years ago, members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political. AAUW's commitment to educational equity is reflected in its public policy advocacy, community programs, leadership development, conventions and conferences, national partnerships, and international connections.