Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H8063 Compare Versions

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12	12	House Resolution 1
13	13	A resolution recognizing March 8, 2022, as 2
14	14	"International Women's Day" in Florida. 3
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16	16	WHEREAS, International Women's Day is an annual celebration 5
17	17	of women's cultural, educational, economic, political, and 6
18	18	social accomplishments, and recognizes women's achievements 7
19	19	regardless of cultural, economic, ethnic, linguistic, national, 8
20	20	or political divisions, and 9
21	21	WHEREAS, on February 28, 1909, the first National Women 's 10
22	22	Day was observed in the United States, and 11
23	23	WHEREAS, on June 26, 1945, the Charter of the United 12
24	24	Nations was signed, marking the first affirmation of equality 13
25	25	between women and men by international agreement, and 14
26	26	WHEREAS, the United Nations celebrated International 15
27	27	Women's Day for the first time on March 8, 1975, and 2 years 16
28	28	later, declared a day for international peace and women's rights 17
29	29	by resolution in the United Nations General Assembly, and 18
30	30	WHEREAS, every year, approximately 12 million girls 19
31	31	worldwide are married before they reach the age of 18, and 20
32	32	WHEREAS, according to the International Labor Organization, 21
33	33	71 percent of the estimated 40.3 million victims of modern 22
34	34	slavery in 2016 were women and girls, and 23 
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45	45	WHEREAS, according to UNICEF, an estima ted one out of three 24
46	46	women around the world has experienced some form of physical or 25
47	47	sexual violence, and 26
48	48	WHEREAS, women also occupy statewide leadership positions 27
49	49	including Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and 28
50	50	Commissioner of Agriculture and Consum er Services, and 29
51	51	WHEREAS, currently, 34 percent of the members of the 30
52	52	Florida Legislature are women, including 40 Representatives and 31
53	53	15 Senators, and 32
54	54	WHEREAS, in 2021, continuing the tradition of honoring 33
55	55	Florida women, Virginia M. Hernandez Covington, Barbara 34
56	56	Nicklaus, and Beverly White Yeager were added to the Florida 35
57	57	Women's Hall of Fame for making significant contributions in the 36
58	58	life of women and residents of Florida, and 37
59	59	WHEREAS, women, and particularly women of color, who are 38
60	60	more likely to work in businesses deemed to be "essential" and 39
61	61	in the hardest-hit industries, have been disproportionately 40
62	62	affected by the COVID -19 pandemic, and 41
63	63	WHEREAS, women comprise more than two -thirds of the health 42
64	64	care workforce in the United States, as well as 78 per cent of 43
65	65	the social workers, 53 percent of essential retail workers, and 44
66	66	34 percent of delivery and warehouse employees, putting women in 45
67	67	the frontlines of the pandemic, and 46
68	68	WHEREAS, the theme of International Women's Day 2022 is 47
69	69	"Break the Bias," NOW, THE REFORE, 48 
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81	81	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 50
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84	84	That March 8, 2022, is recognized as "International Women's 53
85	85	Day" in Florida and residents of the state are encouraged to 54
86	86	celebrate the day by honoring the achievements and 55
87	87	accomplishments of women. 56