Obama's new council on women and girls

Just wondering what you might think about this subject? I'm still considering the implications, but these are my questions:

Is this needed?  

Aren't there more pressing economic obligations in light of our failing/frozen economy? Do we need to spend money on this now?

Whose agenda will be behind this Council?  

Will this be another pro-choice advocacy group? When "protections" for women are mentioned (in terms of rape and domestic violence, etc.), will anyone consider protections for future women in the womb of a pregnant woman?  Will this be another venue where we protect "rights" but not people?

Will this heat-up  or tone down the so-called "mommy wars" in our society? 

Will this hurt men? Families?

Look at the speech text from the President, then look at some of the attendees listed here. Then decide what you think. 

Here's the Motherlode blog at the New York Times.  The discussion started yesterday.