HR1247 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The future of our nation's productivity and competitiveness in the global workplace depends on the success of boys and girls, men and women; and

WHEREAS, Women have been discriminated against in education, the workplace, and society as a whole; and

WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women opens doors for women and girls and influences public debate on critical social issues such as education, civil rights, and workplace equity; and

WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women promotes excellence in academia for women through the improvement of schools, communities, and fields of work for the benefit of all; and

WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women is one of the oldest existing organizations dedicated to promoting education and equity for women and girls; and

WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women will hold their annual Lobby Day at the Illinois State Capitol on April 30, 2008; and

WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women was founded on November 28, 1881; and

WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women of Illinois advances the American Association of University Women's 127-year legacy of leadership on behalf of women and girls; and

WHEREAS, On April 22, 2008 Governor Rod Blagojevich proclaimed Equal Pay Day in Illinois; the Census Bureau reports that, on average, a woman earns 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man; the numbers are even worse for women of color; for the average woman's salary to equal that of a man in 2007, she would have had to work from January 1, 2007, until April 22, 2008; Equal Pay Day raises awareness about this critical gender pay disparity; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the American Association of University Women on Equal Pay Day in Illinois and on their annual Lobby Day; and urge all the citizens of the State of Illinois to recognize the value of education and an equitable society and the laudable work of the American Association of University Women; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the American Association of University Women as a symbol of our respect.