Last week, Rep. Jackie Speier introduced H.R. 1887 to Congress to create a Presidential Commission on Women, the first since the days of JFK. State and local commissions have been achieving a variety of objectives now for many years, from awareness raising on the concerns of women to more concrete projects like collecting past due child support.

WomenCount came up with the idea for a new presidential commission late last year, and Rep. Speier saw our e-mail and decided to pursue the idea as legislation in the House, since she had developed a countywide commission in the early eighties in California.  The commission will differ from the new White House Council on Women and Girls in that it will be bipartisan, external, and it will provide an independent look at the lives of women in America through transparent grassroots methods.

On Sunday night’s twittercast, we’ll be asking the question: what do you want a presidential commission to do? Take a look at the text of the legislation and offer your suggestions. We’ll summarize the responses and submit them to WomenCount and Rep. Speier’s office.  

Look for tweets from @fem2pt0 as always, but also from @womencount, @sairy and @digitalsista on the #fem2 hashtag, Sunday evening at 7pm PT/10pm ET.

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Sarah Granger, @sairy, is a communications, technology and new media expert as well as a writer, editor, blogger, and public speaker. See her extended bio and website here.

Also joining us Sunday is Shireen Mitchell, @digitalsista, the founder and Executive Director of Digital Sisters/Sistas, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on using digital media and technology to access self-sufficiency tools for women and children who are traditionally underserved.

See you Sunday night for the Fem2.0 Twittercast!