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Valerie Jarrett & Mika Brzezinski: Women in the World

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Partner:: National Journal
Location:: Grand Hyatt Washington
Washington, D.C.
Event Date:: 07.18.12
Speakers:: Mika Brzezinski,; Valerie B. Jarrett
Tags:: Obama administration; president obama; white house; women; gender; congress; political system; political strategy; government

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Valerie Jarrett Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement

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Mika Brzezinski

Mika Brzezinski is a co-host of "Morning Joe" and an MSNBC anchor. Brzezinski also reports on "NBC Nightly News" and is an alternating news anchor for "Weekend Today." Prior to joining MSNBC in January 2007, Brzezinski was an anchor of the "CBS Evening News Weekend Edition" and a CBS News correspondent who frequently contributed to "CBS Sunday Morning" and "60 Minutes." Brzezinski joined CBS News in 1997 as the anchor of "CBS News Up To The Minute," but took a short hiatus in 2000 to co-host MSNBC"s weekday afternoon program "Homepage." In September 2001, she returned to CBS to become their principal "Ground Zero" reporter for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Brzezinski began her journalism career in 1991 in Hartford, Connecticut, as a general assignment reporter at WTIC. A year later she joined WFSB, also in Hartford, and quickly became the weekday morning anchor.

Valerie B. Jarrett

Valerie B. Jarrett is a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama. She is also the Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls.

Prior to joining the Obama Administration, she was the Chief Executive Officer of The Habitat Company. She also served as Co-Chair of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team, and Senior Advisor to Obama's presidential campaign.

Ms. Jarrett has held positions in both the public and private sector, including the Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, the Commissioner of Planning and Development for the City of Chicago, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Mayor Richard M. Daley. She also practiced law with two private law firms.

Jarrett also served as a director of corporate and not for profit boards, including Chairman of the Board of the Chicago Stock Exchange, Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Chairman of the University of Chicago Medical Center Board of Trustees.

Jarrett received her B.A. from Stanford University in 1978 and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1981.

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01.: Introduction

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02.: The Obama Administration's Initiatives for Women

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03.: Valerie Jarrett's Influence on Obama's Women Policy

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04.: Social and Economic Improvements for Women?

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05.: Marissa Mayer and Balancing Family and Work

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06.: Learning to Get an Advantage at Work

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07.: Sacrifices of Working for the Obama Administration

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08.: The Future Direction of the White House Council on Women and Girls

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09.: Conclusion

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Valerie Jarrett Praises Yahoo for Hiring Pregnant CEO

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Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser in the Obama Administration, talks about Yahoo's hiring of Marissa Mayer as CEO. Jarrett lauds Yahoo's decision to hire the pregnant former Google executive, and she advises that women should find workplaces that accommodate family planning.
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