Schwarzenegger & Jamie Lee speak at Women's Conference!

Thousands of women filled a California convention center yesterday, to get advice on work, families and sex from Oprah Winfrey, Queen Noor of Jordan, Jamie Lee Curtis and the state's first lady, Maria Shriver.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger opened the annual Governor's Conference on Women and Families, addressing over 10,000 women. But his only advice came when registered nurses unveiled a banner protesting his decision to delay state-mandated improvements in nurse-patient ratios.

"Pay no attention to those voices over there. They are only the special interests," the Governor said.

Attendees praised the conferences, one saying she'd been inspired by past events to get her bachelor's degree. Another cited the help she'd gotten in finding resources and support while caring for her ailing mother.

The conference featured a variety of speakers and hundreds of information booths and vendors.

Global Arnold Staff