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Two weeks ago President Obama created the White House Council for Women and Girls. He publicly signed the Executive Order before representatives of dozens of women's advocacy groups who gathered in the East Room by invitation only, to control an otherwise massive turnout. The White House issued a press release. The President took the podium and gave his remarks before the cameras and White House press corps.

But you know all this, right? You read about it in your paper, you saw it on the news, you heard about it on the radio.

Oh, you didn't?

Of course you didn't. There was practically no coverage of the event at all. Apparently, "women and girls" don't deserve attention, unless of course we are victims of violent crime, neglecting our children, going wild, or selling beer wearing inadequate clothing - in which case you can hardly miss us.

No, the frankest acknowledgement to date of the status of women by any US Chief Executive was deemed simply not newsworthy. It's the ultimate irony - the announcement that women are impacted by receiving too little attention was greeted with - wait for it - too little attention.

But it WAS news. Click here to read the whole post from Your (Wo)man in Washington®.


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