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                                                                  AJR 30
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          Date of Hearing:   August 22, 2005

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Cindy Monta?ez, Chair
                    AJR 30 (Liu) - As Introduced:  August 18, 2005
           
          SUBJECT  :  Women's Equality Day.
           
          SUMMARY  :  Memorializes Congress and the President of the United  
          States (U.S.) to uphold protections of women's equality and  
          encourages all Americans to participate in the celebration of  
          Women's Equality Day on August 26, 2005, the 85th anniversary of  
          the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution  
          which gave women the right to vote.  Specifically,  this  
          resolution  makes the following legislative findings:  

          1)On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment was added to the  
            U.S. Constitution, securing a woman's right to vote.

          2)Since 1920, women have made tremendous gains in society,  
            including the right to vote, the right to be free from  
            discrimination in employment, and the right to have guaranteed  
            equal access to education including sports.

          3)In 1971, the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as Women's  
            Equality Day to commemorate the passage of the Nineteenth  
            Amendment and as a reminder of women's continuing efforts to  
            achieve full equality.

          4)Women still earn only $0.76 cents to every $1 earned by a man;  
            women disproportionately live in poverty; women are more  
            likely to be victims of domestic violence than men; and female  
            athletes have fewer participation opportunities and far few  
            dollars spent on women's athletics than on men's athletics  
            programs.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT/OPPOSITION
           
           Support
           
          California National Organization for Women (CANOW)
          California Commission on the Status of Women
           








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          Opposition

           None on file.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :  Lia Lopez / RLS. / (916) 319-2800