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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Women In Government Foundation, Inc. was started 
3in 1988 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nationwide organization to 
4serve women state legislators and to provide leadership 
5opportunities, networking, expert forums, and educational 
6resources to address and resolve complex policy issues; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Women In Government began and continues to work in 
8a non-partisan manner to serve all women legislators; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, In 1998, there were 1,176 women serving in their 
10state legislatures, making up only 15.8% of state legislators; 
11today, there are 1,788 women legislators, making up 24.2% of 
12state legislators; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Women In Government has served thousands of bold 
14and passionate legislative leaders in all 50 states; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Women In Government leads the nation with a bold, 
16courageous, and passionate vision that empowers and mobilizes 
17all women legislators to effect sound policy; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Women In Government has worked extensively to 
19advance policy for improvements at the local, state, and 
20national levels; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Women In Government provides a neutral platform 
2for bringing women policymakers together to share information 
3and seek solutions to timely issues; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Women In Government holds over 20 educational 
5conferences a year on a myriad of public policy issues for 
6women state legislators; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Women In Government's website hosts several 
8Policy Resource Centers that address childhood obesity, care 
9coordination, public health, pulmonary hypertension, 
10biomedical policy, oncology, diabetes, economic security and 
11opportunities, and autoimmune diseases; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Women In Government has been recognized and 
13received numerous accolades for policy work in health care, 
14energy, family and child welfare, public health, and education; 
15and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Women In Government will continue to assist and 
17educate women leaders on current policy issues through 
18nationwide conferences, workshops, summits, public service 
19announcements, toolkits, policy resource centers, and other 
20resources; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
2NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
3we recognize Women In Government Foundation, Inc. and their 
4current 1,788 women state legislative members on their 
5outstanding work to promote policy education across the nation; 
6and be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the Women In Government Foundation, Inc.