March 20 (Bloomberg) — With support from women critical to Democrats running in the November congressional elections, President Barack Obama is showcasing his administration's efforts to improve their economic opportunities.
"There are some particular challenges women face," Obama said, citing his late grandmother who raised him in Hawaii and worked in banking. She "hit a glass ceiling. She trained men to eventually be her boss even though she knew a lot more than they did."
Obama discussed enhancing educational prospects for women and steps he's taken to promote equal pay for equal work today at a college in Orlando, Florida. It is the first in a series of similar events around the country leading up to a White House summit on families on June 23.
"The point of this summit is to figure out what the government can and should do," to advance women in the economy, Betsey Stevenson, a member of the White House's Council of Economic Advisers, told reporters before Obama's speech.
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