Full Text of HR0091 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, International Women's Day commemorates the | 3 | | global, centuries-long struggle of women to participate fully | 4 | | and equitably in society; and
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we declare March 8, 2023 as "International Women's Day" in the | 7 | | State of Illinois in order to reflect on the progress made thus | 8 | | far in women's 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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