in this endeavour it has also worked towards building healthy families and improving women s healthcare the council is responsible for providing recommendations to the president on the effects of pending legislation and executive branch policy proposals for suggesting changes to federal programmes or policies to address issues of special importance to women and girls for reviewing and recommending changes to policies that have a distinct impact on women in the federal workforce and for assisting in the development of legislative and policy proposals of special importance to women and girls the functions of the council are advisory only