After 4 years on the throne of
the First Lady.. Jill Biden gets a new job
Former US First Lady Jill Biden has joined the Milken Institute as president of
the Women's Health Network, in a move to promote
feminist health research and services around the world.
The appointment :
follows Jill's 4 years in the White House
where she led a presidential initiative to advance women's health research.
"From gynecological diseases like endometriosis to health issues during aging
the White House initiative has invested heavily in research, but we recognize that
achieving progress requires broad cross-sector collaboration,"
Jill said in a press release issued by the institute.
I am thrilled to join
the Milken Institute to lead efforts to unite experts around
one goal:
- ensuring women have access to
- advanced medical research that
- saves lives and changes the world,"
The Milken Institute, based in California, is a nonpartisan think tank focused on
global health, economics, and development issues. In her new role, Biden will
oversee a network aimed at strengthening collaboration between government
and private sectors to support medical innovations directed at women.
During her time in the White House :
Jill Biden :
- a university professor with a doctorate in education, focused on health
- and educational initiatives, including fighting cancer
- and supporting families of veterans.
In 2023 :
Joe Biden signed a presidential memorandum to create an initiative dedicated to
women's health research, personally led by Gill, that successfully
injected $1 billion to fund research focused on women's health needs.
During a speech
at the Milken Institute conference this week
Jill revealed details of the previous administration’s efforts
saying:
We were keen to direct government investments towards closing the gap in
medical research for women, whether through the National Institutes of
Health or even the Department of Defense.".
She noted that some research areas were "high risk" for the private sector
prompting the government to intervene to ensure their progress.
Democrats want Biden and his wife
to reduce their public appearances
Hill reported that Democratic Party members want former President Joe Biden
and his wife, Jill, to stay away from the public and reduce their public
appearances at events so as not to tarnish the party's image.
The newspaper :
quoted sources close to the party as saying that these desires
appeared against the backdrop of continuing waves of discontent
or indifference towards Biden and his family among Democrats.
On April 16 :
- Joe Biden participated in a disability rights event in Chicago
- where he delivered his first public speech since
- leaving presidential office on January 20.
The newspaper quoted Michael LaRosa
who previously worked as press secretary for
Jill Biden:
- I have a lot of love and friendliness for Joe Biden and his wife
- but professional loyalty means we must provide them with honest
- information about the situation...
If they had advisers familiar
with the pulse of the Democratic Party or national politics they would underst and
the level of anger or indifference toward them that still prevails in our party
and that is not going away in the near future," he said.
According to the newspaper
- many Democrats prefer that Joe Biden stay away from public appearance
- at a time when the party is making its best efforts to improve
- the image of the former president.
Other Democrats told the newspaper that now is not the right time for Biden to
appear in the public, especially in light of opinion polls that show that Americans
have begun to resent President Donald Trump because of
his handling of the economy.
The former US :
President sparked a wave of criticism after he used the term "colored children"
during a speech at the ACRD conference in Chicago
in his first public appearance since leaving office.
The phrase came while he was recalling scenes from his childhood in Delaware
where he saw black children being prevented from attending
the same schools attended by whites, as he put it.
This incident :
comes at a time when American political discourse is witnessing great sensitivity
towards racial issues, preferring modern terms such as
"African Americans" or "brown people.".
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