BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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132 (Atkins)
As Introduced February 2, 2016
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |11-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Brough, Burke, | |
| | |Campos, Cooley, | |
| | |Jones, Mullin, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Waldron, | |
| | |Wood | |
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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
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and around the world.
2)The 2011 California Women's Health Survey found that
approximately 40% 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.
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.
Analysis Prepared by:
Mukhtar Ali / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0002618
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