BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: February 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Gordon, Chair
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132 (Atkins) - As Introduced February 2, 2016
SUBJECT: V-Day.
SUMMARY: Proclaims February 14, 2016, as V-Day to encourage all
Californians to become more aware about and prevent violence
against women. Specifically, this resolution makes the
following legislative findings:
1)The United Nations found that worldwide one out of every three
women will face physical or sexual violence in her lifetime.
Violence against women continues to be a serious issue at home
and around the world.
2)The 2011 California Women's Health Survey found that
approximately 40 percent of women face violence from an
intimate partner and that women 18 to 24 years of age are more
likely to be victims of violence.
3)Today, a woman is beaten every nine seconds in the United
States; one out of every five women in college will be raped
or experience an attempted rape; the third leading cause for
homelessness is domestic violence.
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4)On February 14, 1998, Eve Ensler, the writer of the acclaimed
play The Vagina Monologues, established the first V-Day to
raise awareness about violence against women and girls; and
today, V-Day is a worldwide activist movement.
5)V-Day has raised more than $100 million, has taken place in
200 countries, and has benefited 13,000 community antiviolence
programs, and its message has reached more than 1 billion
people.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800