Valerie Jarrett

If you’re expecting for Roseanne Barr to take responsibility for the demise of her self-titled show, keep waiting.

International Women’s Day is a chance for firms to highlight the gender equality work they’re doing and this year many are pushing staff initiatives and charitable work as well as launching advertising campaigns. CNBC takes a look at what some businesses are doing.

Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon will be among the special guests when Michelle Obama goes on tour for her memoir “Becoming.” Others appearing with the former first lady will include Sarah Jessica Parker, Michele Norris and former White House aide Valerie Jarrett. The announcement was made by Live Nation and Crown Publishing on Tuesday.

It’s been over four months since ABC canceled “Roseanne” following Roseanne Barr’s offensive tweet about Valerie Jarrett. Next week, a spinoff of the popular sitcom, “The Conners,” makes its debut — this time without the family’s main star.

Roseanne Barr will appear on television for the first time since she was fired from ABC and her namesake show was canceled.

After ABC announced they were canceling “Roseanne” after Roseanne Barr’s latest offensive tweets about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, ABC is reportedly working on a spinoff centering on Sara Gilbert’s Darlene Conner.

The White House has hired its first openly transgender staff member. The White House announced Raffi Freedman-Gurspan’s appointment on Tuesday. Freedman-Gurspan is an outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel in the Office of Personnel. Transgender advocates say she is the first openly transgender official to serve in the White House.