Gender Policy Council

The Gender Policy Council (GPC) was established by President Biden to advance gender equity and equality in both domestic and foreign policy development and implementation. The GPC covers a range of issues—including economic security, health, gender-based violence and education—with a focus on gender equity and equality, and specific attention to the barriers faced by women and girls. It also plays an essential role in the President’s efforts to advance equity in government policy for the who face discrimination and bias based on multiple factors—including members of the Black, Latina, Native American, AAPI, and LGBTQI+ communities, as well as persons with disabilities.

The GPC works in coordination with the other White House policy councils and across all federal agencies to drive a strategic, whole-of-government approach to advance gender equality and gender equity, as part of the implementation of the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality in the U.S.

The GPC is led by Jennifer Klein, who serves as an Assistant to the President and the Director of the Gender Policy Council. You can read the March 8, 2021 executive order establishing the Gender Policy Council here.