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4/29/14 -- SEXUAL ASSAULT

"You Are Not Alone. We Have Your Back."

One in five women is sexually assaulted while in college, most often, in her freshman or sophomore year. Most times, it’s by someone she knows -- and also most often, she does not report what happened. And though fewer, men, too, are victimized.

We're committed to putting an end to this violence. That’s why today, we're launchingNotAlone.gov, a website that makes resources on sexual assault prevention accessible to students and schools.

Learn more about how to prevent and respond to sexual assault on our college campuses and in our schools.

Helping Ready-to-Work Americans Get Back in the Game Yesterday, the Department of Labor announced that it's providing up to $150 million for states, through a new Job Driven National Emergency Grants program, to invest in programs that help dislocated workers, who’ve lost a job through no fault of their own, get back in the game. READ MORE Heartbleed: Understanding When We Disclose Cyber Vulnerabilities This administration takes seriously its commitment to an open and interoperable, secure and reliable Internet, and in the majority of cases, responsibly disclosing a newly discovered vulnerability is clearly in the national interest. READ MORE Creating Workplaces that Work for Families It's time for America's workplaces to adapt to our changing workforce -- which is why the White House Council on Women and Girls, the Department of Labor, and the Center for American Progress are hosting the White House Summit on Working Families this June. READ MORE

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