Monday, April 20, 2009

Maria Shriver's Project to Improve Women's Lives

Maria Shriver says it's time to make women more successful. I'll say.
See Shriver's op-ed at HP here.
This new project aims to produce a "Shriver Report" that also will assess the status of women in government, business, faith institutions and healthcare, fields whose higher levels were all but closed to them in the Kennedy era.

Shriver's effort dovetails with an executive order recently signed by President Obama ordering a federal examination of women's status.

"Examining ways to improve the lives of women in this country is a noble cause, and I congratulate Maria Shriver and CAP on launching this new venture," White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett said in a statement. "Maria's contributions to better understanding American women today are invaluable, and we look forward to the results of this work."

In a statement, Shriver said: "The world has changed dramatically since my uncle launched his commission in 1961, and the fact is we need a new portrait of the American woman so we can better understand what she needs to be successful in this complicated world. The truth is, we are now what I like to call, 'A Woman's Nation'. " LAT
Shriver was also a guest speaker at the Leadership for Health Summit held in Los Angeles today and tomorrow.

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