Obama to host forum on women and the economy

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'Tomorrow is Women's Day at the White House.

President Obama will host and speak at a White House Forum on Women and the Economy on Friday, designed to "highlight ways the administration has helped create economic security for women and recognizes that women are key to economic growth and competitiveness."

The White House will also be releasing a report from its Council on Women and Girls, showing how economic security and jobs for women are essential to a sustained economic recovery.

"From access to affordable education for young women to supporting women at work and at home, to ensuring security for women in retirement, the administration is committed, across all agencies and departments, to do everything it can to create an economy built to last for America's women," said a White House statement.'