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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Whereas, the Covid-19 virus has wreaked havoc 
3across Illinois, and decisions made in response to this crisis 
4have unduly jeopardized the employment status of thousands, 
5left our State’s children unable to attend school, and 
6decimated our local economies, causing untold negative impacts 
7in the lives of all residents, including women; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, 35 million mothers are part of the United States' 
9workforce; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, 58% of high risk occupations are comprised of 
11women; these occupations include teachers, nurses, and 
12doctors; and
 
13    WHEREAS, In the beginning of 2020, before the pandemic 
14struck, women constituted 50.04% of the workforce in the 
15United States; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Women in Illinois own 417,000 firms and 
17companies; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Women bear a disproportionate burden of household 
19and childcare tasks; mothers are more likely than fathers to 
20spend an extra 20 hours per week on housework and child care 
 
 
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1during the Covid-19 pandemic; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Unemployment for women during the height of the 
3Covid-19 pandemic reached 15.8%; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, As a  result of the Covid-19 Pandemic, 23% of 
5women with children under the age of 10 are considering 
6leaving the workforce, and 18% of women with children of all 
7ages are considering leaving the workforce; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the General 
10Assembly and the Governor to invest the money received through 
11the American Rescue Plan Act to encourage women to return to  
12the work force and to help stimulate the growth of women in the 
13workforce, and particularly, we urge the Child Care Funds be 
14used to help fund child care and make it easily accessible for 
15working mothers.