HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6942 N.C.S. 05/05/1975 J ; 5
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b .,'i '. . 'RESOLUTION 1:;'' R OCLAI -MING 1`97'5 ass 1 ; "INTERNATIONAL ;l ^ �OI\'�FN '� S YFAR '
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i . „ James L Harberson,
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S ECO ND ED BY COUNCILMAN Robert E Dal _ ••
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Cit of Petaluma ..
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- WHEREAS, the United Nations •:has- ,;proclaimed 19'75 as International-.
': Women's. Year to themariy. of the women's movement '.
and to -enco:ura < e • all co '
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of women throughout the , 'world, .and , - WHEREAS, or nia.,`Le islature� has r Passed a'`r.-eso.lution urg-
, " WHEREAS , t'he Calif g � .
the same o'als and as irat'ions,
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WHEREAS , Intern'ational Women' s YY`ear • has, been proclai=med" as' ; a '
call to action to romo'te equality between men and women,•. to integrate' .
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women in;to, the ; tot°a ' economic. 'd'eve,lo . rt o.f. . nations
' '- h soc�ialr `and - ment of fo
and to: recognize women's increasing contribution to. ..the strengthening of
, •world .p.eace, and
. WHEREAS, despite decades o'f'..progress ..,in eliminating 'discrimina ,.
' tion: against, women,., in no country have women attained, 'fu'l equality; '
and, .
' EREAS wome ' constitute more than , l
WIi one -third of the world' •
- • g ,y p y force, yeti they' are ,conce•ntrated in most countr
ainfull, em to " ed labor •
in' unskilled and low payin ,job; .and,; in 'the -rla�:.ority o:f'`countries,, onlyi, '
p • g � _ hold ,policy, - making, po�sitIons , -wh aegis! . .
�. a ,small ercent -a ; e, of :womenf,, _
live , � •u
a•t l• or executive;• '°and, , • -
' WHEREAS, women constitute the i ajori of the ,world.'s econom '- •
'• ca'l ly ;and •educationally ; disadvan ,population, ,, and , .
W-I'EREAS , there ••wi 11 "b e an Irnternaton °a1 :Nomen' s ....ear Conference • •
in June' 197'5
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nexi:co: AC,ity; Mexico which, will `be. a serious me of
.. governmental delegates .t,o e:valu'ate ,the status of women throughout the :.
world in view o • t he, growing' , global x ecogni.ti °on of the importance o.f; - -
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'women in nation'- bui`lding,,; • •
NOW, THERE.FORE' BE IT RESOLD
'FD'that this Council ; 'here by " cominerno=
rates 197.5_ as Inte=rnational Wo men s
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� •� ging'.� al -l" citizens to g ive
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particular attention to' :programs and -.efforts which will improve the soc,i'al, .
nom c and political - status o'f' women and achieve the full - partici
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of women .wit•hin 'the mainst°r;eam ro -f , Americ'a n society.
BE IT` FURTHER RESOLVED that this- ,Cotncil. hereby o'ff,era its sup -
po`rt I 'a -nd encouragement to the Caaifornia <Comm ss'ion do the. Status of
Women, ; and .its work On b - ,a, to enable their
ehal;f. �of; the women of Ca'1iforni
full p,artieipation . in society.
BE IT FURTHER . RESOLUEID that a 'sutab.ly prepared .copy of this
resolution he- transmitted to: the United ; State `s' Center for International
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Women's Year=, and a ,copy of, this Resolution be transmitted to the United,
Nations,
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under, the ian p e said City
d Authority conferred' u ori' this Cou ncil by 'the Chartr of
T hereby certify that' the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly- introduced. and
,, ' 'adopted by the' Council of the City of Petaluma, on: the 5:th
day of. _' - ay - - - - -- -- 19 5 : :., by the following votes.;
AYE
S; Councilmen Brunn'e'r, Cavanagh, Daly, Har�berson, Mattei,
perry,.. and :r1.ayb± Putnam.,
NOES;, None. 4
ABSENT ,
None
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ATTEST - „ . -'
v fitiU .City Clerk .... Mayor,