Vice President Biden announced the appointment of Lynn Rosenthal as the first-ever White House Advisor on Violence Against Women on Friday.
From the Family Violence Prevention Fund:
In this new position, Rosenthal will be a liaison to the domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy community; coordinate with the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women on implementation of Violence Against Women Act programs; coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services on implementation of Family Violence Prevention Act services (including the National Domestic Violence Hotline); coordinate with the State Department and USAID on global domestic violence initiatives; and drive the development of new initiatives and policy aimed at combating domestic violence and sexual assault with advocacy groups and members of Congress.Rosenthal's expertise includes housing, state and local coordinated community response, federal policy on violence against women, and survivor-centered advocacy. She most recently served as the Executive Director of the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and was Executive Director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence from 2000 to 2006. She partnered with The Allstate Foundation to develop a highly successful national initiative to promote economic empowerment for survivors of violence.
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I'm surprised that there was not a position like this before...but happy that Rosenthal was chosen for it.
Good news - though I'd like to see VAWA get extended to the Department of Education. Although all the programs in place are wonderful, it'd be nice to see public schools engaged in conversations about dating violence and resources available.
Prevention is an important key, I think, in VAW.
And already, Rush Limbaugh has made disgusting comments about this appointment, mocking the need for more action to stop violence against women... you'd think some topics would be beyond even Limbaugh's capacity for cruelty, and yet no: http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200906290029
This is very much needed, but what is needed more is for men to see women differently than they do. That would make the biggest impact on this problem.