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HOUSE RESOLUTION


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

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

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

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

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

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

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women was 
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founded on November 28, 1881; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women of 
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Illinois advances the American Association of University 
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Women's 127-year legacy of leadership on behalf of women and 
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girls; and
 
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    WHEREAS, On April 22, 2008 Governor Rod Blagojevich 
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proclaimed Equal Pay Day in Illinois; the Census Bureau reports 
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that, on average, a woman earns 77 cents for every dollar 
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earned by a man; the numbers are even worse for women of color; 
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for the average woman's salary to equal that of a man in 2007, 
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she would have had to work from January 1, 2007, until April 
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22, 2008; Equal Pay Day raises awareness about this critical 
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gender pay disparity; therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the American Association of University Women on 
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Equal Pay Day in Illinois and on their annual Lobby Day; and 
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urge all the citizens of the State of Illinois to recognize the 
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value of education and an equitable society and the laudable 
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work of the American Association of University Women; and be it 
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further

 
 


 






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