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PROCLAMATION
"INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY"
In 191], International Wornen's,Day was honored the first time in Austria, Denmark,
Germany and Switzerland.
March 8 is celebrated across the world as International Women's Day and provides an
opportunity to recognize the achievements of women and their contribution to society.
We recognize that women have played an extraordinary role in Ashland's history
and continue to be a source of strength and leadership in our city.
On this day, women can celebrate the progress that has been rnade but also contemplate
those areas of women's lives where more can be done. Women's access to education,
health care and paid labor has improved, and legislation that promises equal
opportunities for women and respect for their human rights has been adopted in many
countries.
However, nowhere in the world can wornen c1airn to have all the same rights and
opportunities as rnen, and until we all work together to secure the rights and full
potential of women, lasting solutions to social, economic and political problems are
unlikely to be found.
We need to see changes that transform relationships between women and men, so
women will be able to take greater financial, political and physical control of their lives.
International Women's Day addresses the social, economic, and political barriers
still facing women and girls while celebrating their achievements and the progress
that have been made in support of women's equality,
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of
Ashland, hereby proclaim March 8, 2011 as:
"International Women's Day"
and ask that citizens participate in the local I ooth Anniversary celebrations taking
place on the Plaza on March 8,2011.