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US Soccer reaches deal with women’s national team in fight for equal working conditions, but not equal pay

December 2, 2020 [email protected]_84 conditions, Deal, Equal, fight, national, Pay, reaches, soccer, Team, womens, working

The United States Soccer Federation and the US Women’s National Team have reached an agreement — but not about equal pay.

Carli Lloyd et al. playing football on a field: FRISCO, TX - MARCH 11: USA midfielder Megan Rapinoe (#15) celebrates with her teammates after scoring a goal during the SheBelieves Cup soccer game between the USA and Japan on March 11, 2020, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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FRISCO, TX – MARCH 11: USA midfielder Megan Rapinoe (#15) celebrates with her teammates after scoring a goal during the SheBelieves Cup soccer game between the USA and Japan on March 11, 2020, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TX. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The two sides have reached a deal resolving the unequal working conditions claim that the USWNT put forth as part of a larger lawsuit from March 2019, which claims the women were paid less than the men’s team and were also subjected to unequal conditions.

The latter claim, US Soccer announced Tuesday, has been resolved, with both parties having filed a proposed settlement. In it, the federation pledges to implement policies specifically related to “hotel accommodations, staffing, venues, and travel.”

In a statement, Molly Levinson, a spokeswoman for the USWNT players, emphasized the deal does not indicate the end of the legal battle, saying the team still plans to appeal the court’s decision this past May dismissing the team’s equal pay claims.

The deal, Levinson said, doesn’t “account for the central fact in this case that women players have been paid at lesser rates than men who do the same job.”

“We remain as committed as ever to our work to achieve the equal pay that we legally deserve,” she said. “Our focus is on the future and ensuring we leave the game a better place for the next generation of women who will play for this team and this country.”

Cindy Parlow Cone, US Soccer president and a former USWNT player, called Tuesday’s deal a “positive step forward,” and she urged the team to accept the standing offer to discuss contract options.

“As a former USWNT player, I can promise you that I am committed to equality between the USWNT and USMNT,” she said in a statement, referring to the men’s national team. “My goal is, and has always been, to come to a resolution on all equal pay matters and inspire a new era of collaboration, partnership and trust between the USWNT and the Federation.”

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In a conference call following the announcement, Cone told reporters that the federation has reached out to the team and offered them the same contract as the men for games controlled by US Soccer. However, Cone said, the team is requesting the federation make up the FIFA World Cup prize money, a “vast majority of the $66 million they’re requesting in back pay.”

Making up that money, Cone said, would likely bankrupt US Soccer.

“This would be devastating to our budget and to our programming,” she said. “But given Covid, not to be overly dramatic, but it would likely bankrupt the federation.”

In May, USWNT star Megan Rapinoe, appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America” after the court dismissed the team’s

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U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Settles Part Of Gender Discrimination Suit : NPR

December 2, 2020 [email protected]_84 Discrimination, gender, NPR, Part, Settles, soccer, Suit, Team, womens

Megan Rapinoe (center) and Alex Morgan (right), pictured celebrating with U.S. women’s soccer teammates in New York after a ticker tape parade, on July 10, 2019. “We are pleased that the USWNT Players have fought for – and achieved – long overdue equal working conditions,” a spokeswoman for the team said on Tuesday.

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The U.S. Soccer Federation has reached a proposed settlement with the Women’s National Team in a legal battle over working conditions but a dispute over equal pay with that of their male counterparts continues.

The agreement, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday, is a partial victory for the World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team, who will see an improvement in hotel accommodations, venues, travel and staffing that will put them on equal footing with players on the Men’s National Team.

“This is a good day. I hope everyone sees that we are a new U.S. Soccer,” U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone told reporters in a press conference.

She noted a slew of internal personnel changes, including herself and new CEO Will Wilson, saying their “fresh approach” is helping to rebuild the strained relationship between the players and the federation.

Among the most notable changes under the proposed settlement is a requirement that “matches be played on grass in almost all circumstances.” The women’s team has been fighting for years to put an end to matches played on artificial surfaces — a condition with which the men’s team rarely contends.

The federation will also provide an equal number of chartered flights to the women’s and men’s teams, and it has agreed to offer comparable hotel accommodations for the teams. They will also have comparable staff, with 18 to 21 professional positions to provide support services to the respective teams.

“Coming to an agreement on the working conditions is just the first step,” Parlow Cone added in a reference to ongoing compensation-related litigation.

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Molly Levinson, a spokesperson for the players was also pleased with the outcome of negotiations on Tuesday, although she confirmed that the WNT’s legal challenge over wages is far from over.

“We are pleased that the USWNT Players have fought for – and achieved – long overdue equal working conditions,” Levinson said in a statement.

“We now intend to file our appeal to the Court’s decision which does not account for the central fact in this case that women players have been paid at lesser rates than men who do the same job. We remain as committed as ever to our work to achieve the equal pay that we legally deserve. Our focus

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Media amnesia over Donald Trump and women on senior comms team

December 2, 2020 [email protected]_84 amnesia, comms, donald, media, senior, Team, trump, women

Repeat a lie often and it can become the truth. That is what the media is evidently trying with its claim that Joe Biden shattered a glass ceiling by naming the first all female White House press team. “It is the first time all of the top aides tasked with speaking on behalf of an administration and shaping its message will be female,” declared the Washington Post. “It is the first time the entire senior White House communications team will be entirely female,” added the Associated Press.

a woman in a blue shirt: Media amnesia over Donald Trump and women on senior comms team

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Media amnesia over Donald Trump and women on senior comms team

Besides the fact that an all female White House senior press team can be hardly called diverse, Americans do not have to leave their living rooms to see why this claim is false. Every top communication official representing President Trump and the White House on their televisions is a woman. Kayleigh McEnany, a new mom, serves as White House press secretary. Alyssa Farah, who has served in critical roles in the administration for more than three years, is the White House communications director. Stephanie Grisham now serves as spokeswoman and chief of staff for Melania Trump after her stint as White House press secretary.

Katie Miller serves as communications director for Vice President Mike Pence, and Kara Brooks serves as communications director for Karen Pence. These women are the most senior communications officials in charge of representing the White House. They were preceded by Hope Hicks, Sarah Sanders, and Mercedes Schlapp, who all served in higher ranking roles in different capacities.

As Biden builds his own press shop, the roles on his senior communications team will not look the exact same as they do under Trump. This makes it impossible to do an apples to apples comparison. But in an attempt to prove their claims true, reporters are trying to count lower ranking male deputy communications officials in the White House as senior staff. But it is unclear whether deputy officials qualify as senior officials. The Washington Post admitted this in a later story, writing that “reasonable people can disagree about whether those are technically senior roles.”

If it is true that deputy officials do not count as senior officials, as one of those current deputy officials noted on Twitter, then the Washington Post claim, “It is the first time all of the top aides tasked with speaking on behalf of an administration and shaping its message will be female,” is patently false. Despite receiving hardly any coverage from the media, the current administration shattered that glass ceiling for women.

Similar to how the media tried to erase the role of Richard Grenell in the administration as the first openly gay cabinet level member in the White House, most reporters will never celebrate or even credit Trump for empowering women. He will never receive accolades for nominating two female ambassadors to the United Nations, for selecting women to lead at the State Department, or for empowering

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Women’s team, U.S. Soccer settle part of their working condition lawsuit

December 2, 2020 [email protected]_84 condition, lawsuit, Part, settle, soccer, Team, womens, working

The USWNT observe a moment of silence prior to the United States international friendly match against Ireland at the Rose Bowl on August 3, 2019 in Pasadena, California. The United States won the match 3-0.

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U.S. women’s national team players and the U.S. Soccer Federation have settled their long-running lawsuit over inequitable working conditions with the men’s team while leaving their dispute over unequal pay for additional litigation.

The parties filed a redacted public notice of the settlement with the federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday while providing the complete agreement to U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner. The deal with the world champion American women and the sport’s U.S. governing body calls for charter flights, hotel accommodations, venue selection and professional staff support equitable to that of the men’s national team.

Players sued the USSF in March 2019 claiming they have not been paid equitably under their collective bargaining agreement compared to what is received by the men’s team, which failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The women asked for more than $66 million in damages under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Klausner dismissed the pay claim in May, ruling the women rejected a pay-to-play structure like the men’s agreement and accepted greater base salaries and benefits.

But Klausner allowed aspects of their allegations of discriminatory working conditions to be put to trial. Those issues were settled, and players may now ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to restore the wage claims.

“We are pleased that the USWNT players have fought for — and achieved — long-overdue equal working conditions,” players’ spokeswoman Molly Levinson said. “We now intend to file our appeal to the court’s decision, which does not account for the central fact in this case that women players have been paid at lesser rates than men who do the same job.

“We remain as committed as ever to our work to achieve the equal pay that we legally deserve. Our focus is on the future and ensuring we leave the game a better place for the next generation of women who will play for this team and this country.”

Following the U.S. victory in last year’s World Cup final in Lyon, France, the crowd chanted “Equal Pay!” as players celebrated on the field.

Then-presidential candidate Joe Biden posted to Twitter: “To @USWNT: don’t give up this fight. This is not over yet. To @ussoccer: equal pay, now. Or else when I’m president, you can go elsewhere for World Cup funding,” referring to the 2026 men’s World Cup, set to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

After the USSF argued in court documents that women lacked the skills and responsibilities of their male counterparts, sponsors criticized the federation. Federation President Carlos Cordeiro resigned in March and was replaced by former national team player Cindy Parlow Cone.

“We hope today’s positive step forward will result in the USWNT accepting

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Women’s team, US Soccer settle part of their lawsuit

December 1, 2020 [email protected]_84 lawsuit, Part, settle, soccer, Team, womens

U.S. Soccer and the women’s national team have settled the players’ legal claim over inequitable working conditions, putting to rest a part of the team’s gender discrimination lawsuit

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Klausner dismissed the pay claim in May, ruling the women rejected a pay-to-play structure like the men’s agreement and accepted greater base salaries and benefits.

But Klausner allowed aspects of their allegations of discriminatory working conditions to be put to trial. Those issue were settled, and players may now ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to restore the wage claims.

“We are pleased that the USWNT players have fought for — and achieved — long overdue equal working conditions,” players’ spokeswoman Molly Levinson said. “We now intend to file our appeal to the court’s decision, which does not account for the central fact in this case that women players have been paid at lesser rates than men who do the same job.

Following the U.S. victory in last year’s World Cup final in Lyon, France, the crowd chanted “Equal Pay!” as players celebrated on the field.

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Sephora & Kohl’s Team Up To Bring Prestige Beauty To More Shoppers

December 1, 2020 [email protected]_84 beauty, bring, Kohls, Prestige, Sephora, Shoppers, Team

At this point in the year, it’s very clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way that most Americans shop for makeup and beauty products. With brick-and-mortar stores struggling to stay afloat during the unprecedented mass migration to online shopping, many huge global retailers have been forced to pivot.

a sign in front of a store: SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 17: A Sephora shop stands closed on March 17, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. Sephora is closing all their stores nationwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 17: A Sephora shop stands closed on March 17, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. Sephora is closing all their stores nationwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

One positive trend towards ingenuity seen across the beauty industry at large is partnership between previously competitive retailers. For example, last month we saw the soft launch of Ulta Beauty at Target, and today, there’s major news of a strategic retail alliance between Sephora and Kohl’s — and it has potential to be even more game-changing.

According to this morning’s press announcement published in Business Wire, the novel partnership will see a permanent “Sephora at Kohl’s” shopping experience launch in 200 Kohl’s stores nationwide in the fall of 2021, with long-term plans to expand to over 850 locations by 2023. From a strategic perspective, the partnership will serve to both draw a new consumer demographic to Kohl’s, and will make the Sephora experience accessible to millions of Americans who may live in more rural communities far from a large-scale Sephora location.

Similar to the Ulta Beauty at Target blueprint, Sephora at Kohl’s will be a shop-in-shop model with a 2,500 square-foot space, located prominently in the front of each participating Kohl’s store. The new section will replace Kohl’s current in-store beauty assortment, instead offering costumers the signature Sephora shopping experience. The subsection will be staffed by Sephora-trained Beauty Advisors, while the product selection will include over 100 beauty brands, a full assortment of makeup, skin care, hair products, fragrance, and Clean at Sephora labels. Online, the retailers will also integrate their e-commerce platforms in fall 2021, allowing shoppers to order their Sephora-brand beauty products through Kohls.com.

Martin Brok, Global President & CEO of Sephora, says the partnership will massively expand nationwide reach and visibility for both retailers. “With Kohl’s, we will be able to bring Sephora closer to where our customers want us to be, offering them one transformative beauty experience that integrates our prestige product offering, our values and our communities, in a place where they come to get inspired and fulfill their lifestyle needs,” Brok explains.

Kohl’s Chief Executive Officer Michelle Gass echoes the sentiment of mutual gains. “The Kohl’s and Sephora partnership will bring a transformational, elevated beauty experience to Kohl’s from the top global name in beauty,” Gass says. “This new collaboration is an excellent example of two customer-centric, purpose-driven companies leveraging each other’s strengths to make aspirational beauty far more accessible to millions of customers all across the country.”

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Retailers team up for in-store beauty experience

December 1, 2020 [email protected]_84 beauty, Experience, InStore, Retailers, Team

A rendering of the “Sephora at Kohl’s” locations launching at 200 stores in the fall of 2021. (Photo: Kohl’s Corp.)

Kohl’s Corp. is partnering with specialty beauty retailer Sephora to create a new beauty destination inside Kohl’s stores, the companies announced in a news release Tuesday.

The Wisconsin-based chain plans to open 200 “Sephora at Kohl’s” locations in the fall of 2021. Sephora will start selling online through the Kohl’s website in 2021.

The new beauty destinations inside Kohl’s stores will occupy about 2,500 square feet near the store entrance. The goal is to draw new and younger customers to Kohl’s with the limited overlap of store locations. Kohl’s has more than 1,150 locations in 49 states. Sephora has around 500 of its 2,600 stores in the Americas.

Sephora, a mall-based premium beauty retailer, will bring more than 100 beauty brands to its locations inside Kohl’s stores. The new beauty department will be staffed by Sephora-trained associates.

The Sephora experience at Kohl’s will replace the current in-store beauty department.

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“This new collaboration is an excellent example of two customer-centric, purpose-driven companies leveraging each other’s strengths to make aspirational beauty far more accessible to millions of customers all across the country,” said Kohl’s Chief Executive Officer Michelle Gass in the news release.

Kohl’s has said that its beauty business has experienced strong growth with sales increasing 40% over the last five years. Gass said in a conference call with investors last month that the company had plans to triple sales in the beauty category.

The plan is to have at least 850 “Sephora at Kohl’s” locations by 2023, according to the news release.

“This is not a pop-up collaboration, but an investment our brand partners can rely on for the long-term; as a company with a history of sustained decades-long partnerships, Sephora has every confidence in the future of this collaboration and the unique experiences it will bring to consumers across the U.S.,” said Jean-André Rougeot, President & CEO of Sephora Americas in the news release.

The news comes after Target announced that it would launch Ulta Beauty “shop-in-shop” concept to 100 stores in 2021.

Kohl’s has reported slumped sales throughout 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn. The retailer’s net sales were down 25.9% from last year in the nine months ending Oct. 31. The retailer reduced its corporate workforce by 15% this fall.

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My Women’s Super League team of the season so far

December 1, 2020 [email protected]_84 League, Season, Super, Team, womens

Picking a team of the season so far, a third of the way into a campaign that bears the scars of an elongated summer break, short pre-season and fan and atmosphere-free grounds, is not easy.

It is made harder still by the fact that in the Women’s Super League there would be a very legitimate case for the starting XI and bench to be made up entirely of Manchester United players. The achievement of Casey Stoney in building a brand new team and turning them into unbeaten table-toppers in the space of three seasons is really quite incredible. What is more remarkable is that it is hard to highlight individual performances or players who have lifted the team. Instead, they are an extremely effective and organised unit.

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It all means that there are perhaps too few Red Devils in the XI I have picked because in the fiercely competitive world of meaningless best XIs, team players often get pushed aside by individuals who have helped to power their sides through games.

I will probably have to bear the wrath of the vocal Barmy Army while Chelsea fans can rightly bemoan the absence of many of their stars, in particular the injured Fran Kirby and terrier-like Erin Cuthbert.

Goalkeeper: Sandy MacIver (Everton) Is unlikely to push aside the more long-term heir apparent to Karen Bardsley for England, Manchester City’s Ellie Roebuck, but the 22-year-old’s transition from Clemson University, South Carolina to Everton No 1 has been impressive. It is perhaps a little unfair to have her edge the rest for her FA Cup final performance in a 3-1 defeat to City, but I make the rules.

Right-back: Ashleigh Neville (Tottenham) Strong in the tackle, great positional awareness and fast going forward, Neville has really grown into the WSL having climbed up from the third tier. Two goals in two games against Reading and Bristol City, both times to earn Spurs a point, shows she is stepping in where the forwards have struggled.

a group of men playing a game of football: Ashleigh Neville in action for Tottenham against Manchester United’s Tobin Heath. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

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Centre-back: Leah Williamson (Arsenal) No centre-back looks quite as comfortable with the ball at their feet. She has reached the staggering milestone of 150 appearances in red at just 23 and looks to be forming a formidable partnership with Lotte Wubben-Moy. The pair were impressive in stifling Chelsea’s formidable forwards at Borehamwood.

Centre-back: Magda Eriksson (Chelsea) It is very difficult to choose between Eriksson and her partner at the heart of Chelsea’s defence, England’s Millie Bright. The Blues have conceded only three times in their six games and Eriksson, who has a hawk-like reading of the game and an eye for a pass, has been critical to an unbeaten league run that stretches back to January 2019.

Left-back: Emma Mitchell (Reading) Having left Arsenal for Tottenham on loan, Mitchell seemed to be rediscovering her love of

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Joe Biden names all-women White House communication team led by Jen Psaki as press secretary

November 30, 2020 [email protected]_84 AllWomen, Biden, Communication, House, Jen, Joe, LED, names, press, Psaki, Secretary, Team, white

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden named his White House senior communication staff Sunday, choosing a team of women led by Jen Psaki, a veteran of President Barack Obama’s administration, as his press secretary.

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Psaki, who wore many hats under Obama, including White House communication director, has overseen the confirmation team for Biden’s transition.

Turning to two top campaign aides, Biden tapped Kate Bedingfield as White House communications director, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris chose Symone Sanders as senior adviser and chief spokesperson. Bedingfield worked as deputy campaign manager and communications director for the Biden-Harris campaign. Sanders was a senior adviser to the campaign.

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President-elect Joe Biden chose Jen Psaki as his press secretary.

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Other hires are: Elizabeth Alexander, communications director for first lady Jill Biden; Ashley Etienne, communications director for Harris; Karine Jean-Pierre, principal deputy press secretary; and Pili Tobar, deputy White House communications director.

Biden continues to build his Cabinet and White House staff, led by Ron Klain, though President Donald Trump refuses to concede the election.

“Communicating directly and truthfully to the American people is one of the most important duties of a President, and this team will be entrusted with the tremendous responsibility of connecting the American people to the White House,” Biden said in a statement. “I am proud to announce today the first senior White House communications team comprised entirely of women. These qualified, experienced communicators bring diverse perspectives to their work and a shared commitment to building this country back better.”

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As press secretary, Psaki will become the public face of the Biden administration, a role that Kayleigh McEnany holds in Trump’s administration.

“I grew up through the hard fought battles of winning back the House, winning presidential campaigns and fighting for the Obama-Biden agenda with @KBeds and looking forward to the journey ahead,” Psaki said Sunday in a tweet.

We can’t wait to share what we are thinking as we get closer to inauguration, but @K_JeanPierre and I spoke just this am about taking the next few weeks to think outside of the box about how to ensure we are making the Biden-Harris agenda more accessible from the podium.

— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) November 29, 2020

Psaki was communications director for Obama during his final two years in office. She was earlier a spokeswoman for the State Department, handling daily briefings with the international media.

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As communications director in 2015 and 2016, Psaki reorganized the White House approach to media with more attention for nontraditional and online outlets. She served as traveling press secretary for Obama during

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Biden names diverse economic team with four women in top roles to help build recovery

November 30, 2020 [email protected]_84 Biden, Build, Diverse, Economic, names, Recovery, Roles, Team, Top, women

President-elect Joe Biden named key members of his economic team on Monday, with the long-expected announcement of Janet Yellen as treasury secretary along with three other women in top roles on a diverse team that will help him navigate the nation’s punishing fiscal headwinds in hopes of building an economic recovery.

Biden named Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget, elevating Tanden, the CEO and president of the left-leaning Center for American Progress, into the top ranks of his administration. Tanden would be the first woman of color and first South Asian American to become director of the Office of Management and Budget if confirmed by the Senate.

The announcement of Tanden sparked more outrage than any nominee has so far, with progressive Democrats and Republicans expressing opposition. A spokesman for Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said Tanden “has an endless stream of disparaging comments about the Republican Senators, whose votes she’ll need, stands zero chance of being confirmed.”

He named Cecilia Rouse, a Princeton economist, to lead the Council of Economic Advisers, which puts another Black woman in a high-profile role of Biden’s top advisers. Rouse would be the first woman of color to chair the Council of Economic Advisers if confirmed by the Senate. She served on the council during the Obama administration.

Among the barrier-breaking nominees Biden announced is Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo, president of the Obama Foundation in Chicago, for deputy Treasury Secretary, serving under Yellen. If confirmed, he would be the first Black deputy Treasury Secretary. Adeyemo served on the National Economic Council of the Obama administration and last fall was named as the first president of the Obama Foundation.

“As we get to work to control the virus, this is the team that will deliver immediate economic relief for the American people during this economic crisis and help us build our economy back better than ever,” Biden said in a statement. “This team is comprised of respected and tested groundbreaking public servants who will help the communities hardest hit by COVID-19 and address the structural inequities in our economy.”

Biden also named Jared Bernstein, a longtime economic adviser to Biden, as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers. Bernstein previously served as the executive director of the White House task force on the middle class and as an economic adviser to President Barack Obama. He was also the deputy chief economist at the Department of Labor under President Bill Clinton.

The President-elect announced Heather Boushey, who has been one of Biden’s chief economic policy advisers during the campaign, would serve as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers. Boushey is a longtime economic counselor to Biden and currently serves as president and CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, a nonprofit she cofounded in 2013.

The new team is set to be formally introduced by Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris during an event Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware, according to the transition team.

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