From the 12 key promises made by President Joe Biden to address inequality within 100 days of being in office, one includes directing federal resources to help prevent violence against transgender women, particularly transgender women of color.

On Monday, Biden signed an Executive Order that established a White House Gender Policy Council that aims to advance gender equity and equality while protecting “those who experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, including individuals who are Black, Latina, Native, Asian American and Pacific Islander, people with disabilities, and LGBTQI+,” according to a press release by the White House.

The Order states that within 200 days, the Gender Policy Council should develop a strategy for advancing gender equity and equality in the U.S. and when applicable, around the world — here are some excerpts from the press briefing:

“The Council will work in coordination with the existing policy councils to advance gender equity and equality, including by:

• Combatting systemic bias and discrimination, including sexual harassment;
• Increasing economic security and opportunity by addressing the structural barriers to women’s participation in the labor force, decreasing wage and wealth gaps, and addressing the caregiving needs of American families and supporting care workers, predominantly low-paid women of color;
• Ensuring access to comprehensive health care and preventing and responding to gender-based violence;
• Promoting equity and opportunity in education and leadership; and
• Advancing gender equality globally through diplomacy, development, trade, and defense, and by recognizing the needs and roles of women and girls in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, democratic rights-respecting governance, global health and humanitarian crises and development assistance...”

“The Executive Order requires the Co-Chairs of the Council to submit to the President a Government-wide strategy to address gender in policies, programs and budgets, and an annual report to measure progress on implementing the strategy. To prevent and respond to gender-based violence, wherever it occurs, there will be a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor on Gender-Based Violence on the Council staff. The Executive Order also requires engagement with non-profit and community-based organizations, state and local government officials, Tribal Nations, foreign government officials and multilateral organizations.”