Under President Trump’s administration, women have been empowered to reach their economic potential. 

• Women have experienced record low unemployment under President Trump.

  • In August, the unemployment rate among women was at 3.3%, near a generational low.

  • Women’s unemployment rate has been under 4% for 14 straight months.

  • In August, the economy added 60,000 new jobs for women.

• During the President’s first year in office, the number of American women in poverty fell by nearly 600,000.

• Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the child tax credit was doubled to $2,000 per child.

• The Trump Administration has prioritized empowering women to pursue careers and realize their economic potential.

  • President Trump directed more than $200 million per year to technology education grants for women and programs that encourage participation in STEM careers.

  • President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the National Council For The American Worker.

  • Over 300 companies and associations of all size and industry have signed the Administration’s Pledge to America’s Workers, promising to create more than 12 million education, training, and skill-building opportunities over the next 5 years.

  • Ivanka Trump created the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP) to help 50 million women in developing countries realize their economic potential by 2025.

• Additional Trump Administration efforts to empower women globally include:

  • The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi): Aims to mobilize more than $1.6 billion in capital for women entrepreneurs in developing countries.

  • The WomenConnect Challenge: Seeks to growth women’s access to digital technology and bridge the digital gender divide.

  • The 2X Women’s Initiative: Aimed at mobilizing $1 billion in capital to support women living in the developing world. This initiative has already mobilized more than $140 million from the private sector to support women in Latin America and the Caribbean.