--- title: President Obama at United State of Women Summit: Watch Live description: President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will speak, along with with Amy Poehler and others canonical: https://time.com/4368290/united-state-of-women-white-house-barack-michelle-obama/ author: Emma Ockerman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-14T15:27:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T22:35:43.490Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: United State of Women Summit Convenes at White House og:description: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will speak at the event og:url: https://time.com/4368290/united-state-of-women-white-house-barack-michelle-obama/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadb3788fbac63286/698897c72dce01d8949e975b/usow-united-states-of-women-biden.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: US VP Biden Speaks at United State of Women Summit og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: United State of Women Summit Convenes at White House twitter:description: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will speak at the event twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadb3788fbac63286/698897c72dce01d8949e975b/usow-united-states-of-women-biden.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: President Obama and Michelle Obama Speak at United State of Women Summit by [Emma Ockerman](https://time.com/author/emma-ockerman/) ## Emma Ockerman Jun 14, 2016 3:27 PM UTC  Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the inaugural 'White House United State of Women Summit' at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2016. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the inaugural 'White House United State of Women Summit' at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2016.Pete Marovich—EPA by [Emma Ockerman](https://time.com/author/emma-ockerman/) ## Emma Ockerman Jun 14, 2016 3:27 PM UTC The United State of Women Summit will be [live-streaming from The White House ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EqLd4AJNoU)Tuesday, with speakers ranging from President [Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama](http://www.theunitedstateofwomen.org/summit-details/) to advocates for women and celebrities such as Amy Poehler. Speakers will[ present on topics such as educational equality](http://www.theunitedstateofwomen.org/topics/), economic empowerment, preventing violence against women, [female leadership and other issues related to gender equity](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1930277%5F1930145,00.html). Programs will run until 7 p.m. EST. The First Lady revealed the initiative[ earlier in June in a launch video](http://time.com/4359156/michelle-obama-united-state-of-women-video/) that included Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington and Tina Fey, who argued for[ pay equality](http://time.com/money/4056223/gender-equality-work-women-glass-ceiling/) and reproductive rights. [Events relating to the United State of Women are happening nationwide today](http://www.theunitedstateofwomen.org/how-to-get-involved/local-events/). “We are the United State of Women,” Michelle Obama said in the video. “We stand stronger when we stand together.” President Obama at United State of Women Summit: Watch Live ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4368290/united-state-of-women-white-house-barack-michelle-obama/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4368290/united-state-of-women-white-house-barack-michelle-obama/"},"headline":"Watch Live: President Obama and Michelle Obama Speak at United State of Women Summit","datePublished":"2016-06-14T15:27:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:35:43.490Z","description":"Celebrities such as Amy Poehler will also speak","url":"https://time.com/4368290/united-state-of-women-white-house-barack-michelle-obama/","keywords":["White House","women","Barack Obama","Michelle Obama","gender equality"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadb3788fbac63286/698897c72dce01d8949e975b/usow-united-states-of-women-biden.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Emma Ockerman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/emma-ockerman/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltadb3788fbac63286/698897c72dce01d8949e975b/usow-united-states-of-women-biden.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US VP Biden Speaks at United State of Women Summit","caption":"Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the inaugural 'White House United State of Women Summit' at the Walter E. 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