International Women's Day

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Tomorrow, in honor of International Women’s Day, The White House Project would like to celebrate all the women around the world who have made strides by breaking barriers and standing up for equality.  We’ll be celebrating through the end of the week at the inauguration of Michelle Bachelet, Chile’s first woman president, who is an amazing example of women’s leadership at work. Chile Inaugurates First Female President-March 11th The White House Project has formed a 30-person delegation of U.S. political leaders, Latin America scholars, corporate executives, and philanthropists to travel to Santiago, Chile for the inauguration this Saturday.  We are honored to have been invited to participate in this historical event.  Learn more about our trip goals and read about members of the delegation here. Raise Money by Casting Your Vote! Although we don’t have a woman president in the US, you can vote for your favorite candidate for 2008 online.  An anonymous donor has agreed to give $1 for every vote cast in our 8 for '08 campaign—our online poll to discover America’s favorite female presidential contender in 2008! If you haven’t voted yet, please vote today. Help us advance women’s leadership by forwarding this link to your friends—www.TheWhiteHouseProject.org—and asking them to support women’s leadership by casting their vote! Jamaica Elects First Woman On February 25th, Jamaica gained their first female party leader and their first female prime minister.  Portia Simpson Miller will take over the office of Prime Minister in April.  Congratulations Jamaica! State Spotlight: Georgia Tomorrow, The White House Project and Atlanta Women's Network (AWN) will inspire Atlanta’s women to lead at the AWN 2nd Annual International Women’s Day Event at the Atlanta History Center starting at 5:30 PM. Marie Wilson, President of The White House Project, is the keynote.  Save the date for our March 14th panel discussion, “Women as Viable Presidential Candidates: 8 for ‘08” with Women's Action for New Directions, at the IBEW Auditorium. RSVP to either event at [email protected]. Happy International Women’s Day The White House Project Staff