WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH:  WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS TO HOST WOMEN IN FINANCES SYMPOSIUM

This is a great idea.  Given the mess in our nation’s mortgage markets, we could sure use some more high caliber leadership in financial policy.  From my own experiences, women have provided some of the most proficient and professional real estate financing services.  Among the many senior finance officers I have worked closely with, many of the best were the women.  My own daughter is a business consultant in a related area. 

Often these days, couples are relying on the woman’s higher credit rating to help reduce mortgage interest and the monthly house payment.   When couples buy real estate, the woman often contributes more of the financing savvy and real estate acumen.   I am very glad to see the Administration fostering a more inviting environment for young ladies to pursue a career in finance.  My wife is involved in a Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program for young ladies wanting to pursue a science career, and it works.  Hopefully this Obama Council on Women and Girls will help open more doors for women professionals, and prepare more young ladies to walk through them.

Here is the official announcement:

“On Monday, March 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in partnership with The White House Council on Women and Girls, will convene a Women in Finance Symposium in celebration of Women's History Month. The symposium will bring together senior administration officials, private sector leaders, university presidents and women entering the field for a series of panel discussions to recognize the contributions of women and to discuss the best means to foster success among future generations of women in the public and private finance sectors.”

More information can be found at
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg613.htm

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