| 1 | | - | Enrolled March 07, 2025 Passed IN Senate March 06, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 19Introduced by Senator Wahab(Coauthors: Senators Ashby, Blakespear, Durazo, Prez, Smallwood-Cuevas, and Valladares)February 21, 2025 Relative to International Womens Day. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 19, Wahab. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, International Womens Day first emerged from the activities of labor movements at the turn of the 20th century in North America and across Europe; andWHEREAS, The first National Womans Day was observed in the United States in 1909 in honor of the 1908 garment workers strike in New York, where women protested against working conditions; andWHEREAS, International Womens Day was marked for the first time in 1911 by Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland, where more than one million women and men attended rallies demanding the rights for women to vote and to hold public office, womens rights to work, to vocational training, and to an end to discrimination on the job; andWHEREAS, In 191314, International Womens Day also became a mechanism for protesting World War I. As part of the peace movement, Russian women observed their first International Womens Day on the last Sunday in February, and elsewhere in Europe, on or around March 8 of the following year, women held rallies either to protest the war or to express solidarity with other activists; andWHEREAS, In 1917, against the backdrop of the war, women in Russia again chose to protest and strike for Bread and Peace on the last Sunday in February, which fell on March 8 on the Gregorian calendar. Four days later, the Czar abdicated and the provisional government granted women the right to vote; andWHEREAS, In 1975, during International Womens Year, the United Nations began celebrating International Womens Day on March 8; andWHEREAS, In 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and the international treaty, described as an international bill of rights for women, was instituted on September 3, 1981, and has been ratified by 189 states; andWHEREAS, International Womens Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international womens movement has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for womens rights and participation in the political and economic arenas; andWHEREAS, International Womens Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change, and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities; and WHEREAS, The United Nations has designated the theme for the 2025 International Womens Day as For ALL women and girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment. The theme is a call to action to unlock equal rights, power, and opportunities for all and a future where no one is left behind; andWHEREAS, We are called upon to fight relentlessly for womens and girls full range of human rights, challenge all forms of violence, discrimination, and exploitation; address systemic barriers, transform entrenched inequities, and elevate the voices of marginalized women and girls, including young people, to ensure inclusivity and empowerment; redefine power structures by ensuring inclusive access to education, employment, leadership, and decisionmaking spaces; and prioritize opportunities for young women and girls to lead and innovate; andWHEREAS, International Womens Day stands as a reminder of the long history of womens social activism and organizing; calls attention to the fight for equal wages, better working conditions, and the right to vote; highlights the fact that while women make up more than one-half of our population, they are disproportionately represented in our state; and brings awareness that too few women are in leadership positions and too many live in poverty; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate designates March 8, 2025, as International Womens Day; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 19Introduced by Senator Wahab(Coauthors: Senators Ashby, Blakespear, Durazo, Prez, Smallwood-Cuevas, and Valladares)February 21, 2025 Relative to International Womens Day. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 19, as introduced, Wahab. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, International Womens Day first emerged from the activities of labor movements at the turn of the 20th century in North America and across Europe; andWHEREAS, The first National Womans Day was observed in the United States in 1909 in honor of the 1908 garment workers strike in New York, where women protested against working conditions; andWHEREAS, International Womens Day was marked for the first time in 1911 by Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland, where more than one million women and men attended rallies demanding the rights for women to vote and to hold public office, womens rights to work, to vocational training, and to an end to discrimination on the job; andWHEREAS, In 191314, International Womens Day also became a mechanism for protesting World War I. As part of the peace movement, Russian women observed their first International Womens Day on the last Sunday in February, and elsewhere in Europe, on or around March 8 of the following year, women held rallies either to protest the war or to express solidarity with other activists; andWHEREAS, In 1917, against the backdrop of the war, women in Russia again chose to protest and strike for Bread and Peace on the last Sunday in February, which fell on March 8 on the Gregorian calendar. Four days later, the Czar abdicated and the provisional government granted women the right to vote; andWHEREAS, In 1975, during International Womens Year, the United Nations began celebrating International Womens Day on March 8; andWHEREAS, In 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and the international treaty, described as an international bill of rights for women, was instituted on September 3, 1981, and has been ratified by 189 states; andWHEREAS, International Womens Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international womens movement has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for womens rights and participation in the political and economic arenas; andWHEREAS, International Womens Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change, and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities; and WHEREAS, The United Nations has designated the theme for the 2025 International Womens Day as For ALL women and girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment. The theme is a call to action to unlock equal rights, power, and opportunities for all and a future where no one is left behind; andWHEREAS, We are called upon to fight relentlessly for womens and girls full range of human rights, challenge all forms of violence, discrimination, and exploitation; address systemic barriers, transform entrenched inequities, and elevate the voices of marginalized women and girls, including young people, to ensure inclusivity and empowerment; redefine power structures by ensuring inclusive access to education, employment, leadership, and decisionmaking spaces; and prioritize opportunities for young women and girls to lead and innovate; andWHEREAS, International Womens Day stands as a reminder of the long history of womens social activism and organizing; calls attention to the fight for equal wages, better working conditions, and the right to vote; highlights the fact that while women make up more than one-half of our population, they are disproportionately represented in our state; and brings awareness that too few women are in leadership positions and too many live in poverty; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate designates March 8, 2025, as International Womens Day; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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