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