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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, International Women's Day commemorates the | ||||||
3 | global, centuries-long struggle of women to participate fully | ||||||
4 | and equitably in society; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Women's Day first emerged as the result of | ||||||
6 | various labor and suffrage movements in North America and | ||||||
7 | Europe in the early 20th century; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The United Nations celebrated its first official | ||||||
9 | International Women's Day on March 8, 1975 during | ||||||
10 | International Women's Year; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Gender equality is a fundamental human right, and | ||||||
12 | women's full empowerment and participation is integral to | ||||||
13 | solving society's most threatening social, economic, and | ||||||
14 | political problems; and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, International Women's Day is intended to focus | ||||||
16 | the global community's attention on accelerating gender | ||||||
17 | parity; and | ||||||
18 | WHEREAS, The theme of this year's International Women's | ||||||
19 | Day, Embrace Equity, seeks to get the world talking about why | ||||||
20 | equal opportunities are no longer enough and can in fact be |
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1 | exclusionary, rather than inclusive; and | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The health disparities that women face have been | ||||||
3 | exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; and | ||||||
4 | WHEREAS, Healthy women are the backbone of a thriving, | ||||||
5 | stable, and resilient society; and | ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, International Women's Day is an opportune time to | ||||||
7 | raise awareness of the inequity in women's health and begin | ||||||
8 | efforts to improve such inequities while encouraging all women | ||||||
9 | to prioritize their health; and
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10 | WHEREAS, March 8th of each year is recognized as | ||||||
11 | International Women's Day by countries around the world to | ||||||
12 | celebrate the past, present, and future achievements of women | ||||||
13 | as well as the obstacles that women continue to face in their | ||||||
14 | struggle for equal rights and gender equality; and
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15 | WHEREAS, International Women's Day is a time to reflect on | ||||||
16 | the progress we have made in the economic, social, and | ||||||
17 | political achievements of women and to reaffirm our commitment | ||||||
18 | to pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of | ||||||
19 | women and girls both statewide and globally, to promote | ||||||
20 | meaningful and significant participation of women in all | ||||||
21 | facets of our society, to encourage equitable access to and |
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1 | healthcare for all women and girls, and to support policy | ||||||
2 | initiatives that seek to achieve gender parity and empower all | ||||||
3 | women; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March 8, | ||||||
6 | 2023 as "International Women's Day" in the State of Illinois | ||||||
7 | in order to reflect on the progress made thus far in women's | ||||||
8 | rights; and be it further | ||||||
9 | RESOLVED, That we reaffirm the State's commitment to | ||||||
10 | pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of | ||||||
11 | women and girls, to promote meaningful and significant | ||||||
12 | participation of women in all aspects of our society, to | ||||||
13 | encourage equitable access to and healthcare for all women and | ||||||
14 | girls, and to support policy initiatives that seek to achieve | ||||||
15 | gender parity and empower all women.
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