That is why my Administration has made the needs of women and girls a priority since dayone -- from signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to helping ensure women are represented among tomorrow's top scientists and engineers.
The Nurses Health Study which followed the health of close to 90, 000 women over two decades showed that women who had one or more servings aday of a sugary drink were twice as likely to develop Type II diabetes than those who stayed away from such beverages.
This effort was led by Valerie Jarrett and Tina Tchen, who are a dynamic one-two punch fighting for women and girls every day and I am honored to have served as the Deputy Director.
Some years ago Senay Ozdemir, a Dutch-Turkish journalist and entrepreneur, launched what remains to this dayone of the best women's magazines I've ever read.