At New Hampshire Women’s Foundation Luncheon in Manchester, Shaheen Honored for Decades of Service with Establishment of “Shaheen Girls Leadership Award”

(Washington, DC) – Today, the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation honored U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) with the establishment of the “Shaheen Girls Leadership Award,” which was announced at the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation 22 nd Annual Women Building Community Luncheon. The new leadership award celebrates Senator Shaheen’s decades of service to the Granite State and long-standing commitment to empowering future generations of female leaders. The “Shaheen Girls Leadership Award” will be awarded annually in recognition of a young girl between the ages of 16 to 21 who has demonstrated exceptional community service and leadership. At the event, which was also attended by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Senator Shaheen delivered brief remarks encouraging the next generation of female leaders and celebrating the progress that has been made in achieving social, political and economic gender equality. Photos from today’s event can be found HERE. “It is an honor to be recognized by trailblazers, advocates and the entire New Hampshire Women’s Foundation with the establishment of this new leadership award,” said Senator Shaheen . “While it is humbling to receive such recognition, we must acknowledge the work that remains, as well as commemorate the great strides we’ve made together in achieving equality for women and girls and ensuring they are represented at all levels of power. As we look toward the future, I am confident that we will soon have a new generation of female leaders that will write the next chapter in our nation’s history and build on the progress we have made to broaden opportunities for women and girls across the globe.” Shaheen has been a trailblazer throughout her decades of public service to New Hampshire and unwavering in her advocacy for women’s rights and equality. Shaheen made history as the first woman in U.S. history to serve as both Governor and U.S. Senator and is the first woman to serve as Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In the Senate, Shaheen led the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act , which was signed into law by President Barack Obama to create the first-ever federally codified rights specifically for sexual assault survivors, allowing survivors the opportunity to enforce those rights in federal court. Shaheen has also been unyielding in her support for reproductive rights and champions efforts to establish protections for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence, including with her Military Sexual Trauma Accountability Act , the Protect Moms from Domestic Violence Act and the Fair Housing for Survivors Act . ###