SCR 113: International Women’s Day.
- Session Year: 2017-2018
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2018-04-17
This measure designates March 8, 2018, as International Womens Day.
This measure designates March 8, 2018, as International Womens Day.
This measure designates March 8, 2018, as International Womens Day.
WHEREAS, International Womens Day first emerged from the activities of labor movements at the turn of the 20th century in North America and across Europe; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, In 1975, during International Womens Year, the United Nations began celebrating International Womens Day on March 8; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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 2018 International Womens Day as Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming womens lives, following the momentum of global marches and campaigns, including the #MeToo Movement and #TimesUp in the United States and their counterparts in other countries, on issues ranging from sexual harassment and femicide to equal pay and womens political representation into action, to empower women in all settings, rural and urban, to celebrate the activists who are working relentlessly to claim womens rights and realize their full potential, and to draw attention to the rights and activism of rural women, who make up over a quarter of the world population, and are being left behind in every measure of development; and
WHEREAS, Measures ensuring womens economic empowerment in the changing world of work must include bridging the gender pay gap, especially for women of color; recognizing womens unpaid care and domestic work, and addressing the gender deficit in care work, addressing the gender gaps in leadership, entrepreneurship, and access to social protection; and ensuring gender-responsive economic policies for job creation, poverty reduction and sustainable, inclusive growth; and
WHEREAS, International Womens Day stands as a reminder of the long history of womens social activism and organizing; fighting for equal wages, better working conditions, and the right to vote and that while women make up more than one-half of our population, they are disproportionately represented in our state; too few in leadership positions and too many who live in poverty; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates March 8, 2018, as International Womens Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, International Womens Day first emerged from the activities of labor movements at the turn of the 20th century in North America and across Europe; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, In 1975, during International Womens Year, the United Nations began celebrating International Womens Day on March 8; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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 2018 International Womens Day as Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming womens lives, following the momentum of global marches and campaigns, including the #MeToo Movement and #TimesUp in the United States and their counterparts in other countries, on issues ranging from sexual harassment and femicide to equal pay and womens political representation into action, to empower women in all settings, rural and urban, to celebrate the activists who are working relentlessly to claim womens rights and realize their full potential, and to draw attention to the rights and activism of rural women, who make up over a quarter of the world population, and are being left behind in every measure of development; and
WHEREAS, Measures ensuring womens economic empowerment in the changing world of work must include bridging the gender pay gap, especially for women of color; recognizing womens unpaid care and domestic work, and addressing the gender deficit in care work, addressing the gender gaps in leadership, entrepreneurship, and access to social protection; and ensuring gender-responsive economic policies for job creation, poverty reduction and sustainable, inclusive growth; and
WHEREAS, International Womens Day stands as a reminder of the long history of womens social activism and organizing; fighting for equal wages, better working conditions, and the right to vote and that while women make up more than one-half of our population, they are disproportionately represented in our state; too few in leadership positions and too many who live in poverty; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates March 8, 2018, as International Womens Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, International Womens Day first emerged from the activities of labor movements at the turn of the 20th century in North America and across Europe; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, In 1975, during International Womens Year, the United Nations began celebrating International Womens Day on March 8; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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 2018 International Womens Day as Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming womens lives, following the momentum of global marches and campaigns, including the #MeToo Movement and #TimesUp in the United States and their counterparts in other countries, on issues ranging from sexual harassment and femicide to equal pay and womens political representation into action, to empower women in all settings, rural and urban, to celebrate the activists who are working relentlessly to claim womens rights and realize their full potential, and to draw attention to the rights and activism of rural women, who make up over a quarter of the world population, and are being left behind in every measure of development; and
WHEREAS, Measures ensuring womens economic empowerment in the changing world of work must include bridging the gender pay gap, especially for women of color; recognizing womens unpaid care and domestic work, and addressing the gender deficit in care work, addressing the gender gaps in leadership, entrepreneurship, and access to social protection; and ensuring gender-responsive economic policies for job creation, poverty reduction and sustainable, inclusive growth; and
WHEREAS, International Womens Day stands as a reminder of the long history of womens social activism and organizing; fighting for equal wages, better working conditions, and the right to vote and that while women make up more than one-half of our population, they are disproportionately represented in our state; too few in leadership positions and too many who live in poverty; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates March 8, 2018, as International Womens Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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| Apr 17, 2018 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 42, Statutes of 2018. |
| Apr 17, 2018 | Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 2:30 p.m. |
| Apr 12, 2018 | In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| Apr 12, 2018 | Read. Adopted. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Apr 5, 2018 | From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 5). |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Mar 15, 2018 | In Assembly. Held at Desk. |
| Mar 15, 2018 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Mar 14, 2018 | From committee: Ordered to third reading. |
| Mar 7, 2018 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. |
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| Apr 12, 2018 | SCR 113 Jackson Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
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| Apr 5, 2018 | Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Rules |
Passed |
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| Mar 15, 2018 | A - 928617, Second Reading | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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Date of Hearing: April 5, 2018
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SENATE VOTE: 38-0
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY: Designates March 8, 2018, as International Women’s Day. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- The first National Woman’s 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.
- International Women’s 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, women’s rights to work, to vocational training, and to an end to discrimination on the job.
- In 1913-14, International Women’s Day also became a mechanism for protesting World War I. As part of the peace movement, Russian women observed their first International Women’s 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.
- In 1975, during International Women’s Year, the United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8 and this day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women’s movement has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for women’s rights and participation in the political and economic arenas.
- The United Nations has designated the theme for the 2018 International Women’s Day as “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives,” following the momentum of global marches and campaigns on issues ranging from sexual harassment and femicide to equal pay and women’s political representation into action, to empower women in all settings, rural and urban, to celebrate the activists who are working relentlessly to claim women’s rights and realize their full potential, and to draw attention to the rights and activism of rural women, who make up over a quarter of the world population, and are being left behind in every measure of development.
- Measures ensuring women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work must include bridging the gender pay gap, especially for women of color; recognizing women’s unpaid care and domestic work, and addressing the gender deficit in care work, the gender gaps in leadership, entrepreneurship, and access to social protection; and ensuring gender-responsive economic policies for job creation, poverty reduction and sustainable, inclusive growth.
- International Women’s Day stands as a reminder of the long history of women’s social activism and organizing; fighting for equal wages, better working conditions, and the right to vote and that while women make up more than one-half of our population, they are disproportionately represented in our state; too few in leadership positions and too many who live in poverty.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
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Opposition
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 113
Introduced: 3/7/18
SUBJECT: International Women’s Day
DIGEST:
This resolution designates March 8, 2018, as International Women’s Day.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- International Women’s 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, women’s rights to work, to vocational training, and to an end to discrimination on the job. In 1975, during International Women’s Year, the United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8.
- International Women’s Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women’s movement has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for women’s rights and participation in the political and economic arenas.
- International Women’s 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.
- The United Nations designated the theme for the 2018 International Women’s Day as “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives,” following the momentum of global marches and campaigns, including the #MeToo Movement and #TimesUp in the U.S. and their counterparts in other countries.
- Measures ensuring women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work must include bridging the gender pay gap, especially for women of color; recognizing women’s unpaid care and domestic work, and addressing the gender deficit in care work; addressing the gender gaps in leadership, entrepreneurship, and access to social protection; and ensuring gender-responsive economic policies for job creation, poverty reduction and sustainable, inclusive growth.
- International Women’s Day stands as a reminder of the long history of women’s social activism and organizing; fighting for equal wages, better working conditions, and the right to vote and that while women make up more than one-half of our population, they are disproportionately represented in our state; too few in leadership positions and too many who live in poverty.
This resolution designates March 8, 2018, as International Women’s Day.
Related/Prior Legislation
ACR 30 (Limon, Resolution Chapter 18, Statutes of 2017) designated March 8, 2017, as International Women's Day.
SCR 84 (Jackson, Resolution Chapter 164, Statutes of 2015) recognized August 26, 2015, as Women’s Equality Day and its historic importance to women’s rights, including the battle to attain those rights in the past, present, and future.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
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OPPOSITION: (Verified 3/12/18)
None received
Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
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