RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL
WHEREAS, The United Nations established October 11, 2012 as the first annual International Day of the Girl, supported and co-sponsored by the United States and 97 other countries; and
WHEREAS, The International Day ofthe Girl campaign calls on communities across the globe to recognize that girls worldwide face many injustices such as discrimination, gender stereotypes, commercial sexual exploitation, gender violence, health disparities, child marriage and lack of education; and
WHEREAS, The City Council has been informed of this occasion by the Honorable Pat Dowell, Alderman of the 3rd Ward; and
WHEREAS, The International Day of the Girl campaign works to empower girls to fight for their rights as well as celebrate their contributions; and
WHEREAS, Locally, the City of Chicago joins the Girls Like Me Project, Inc. in working to support the empowerment of inner-city girls so that they may join the global movement advocating for girls; and
WHEREAS, Girls Like Me Project, Inc. recognizes the socio-economic challenges that inner-city girls face including violence, commercial sexual exploitation, poverty, sexualized and stereotyped media portrayals, health and education inequity, poor self-esteem and a teenage birth rate that is one-and-one-half times higher than the national average; and
WHEREAS, Since 2012, Girls Like Me Project, Inc. has hosted Chicago Day of the Girl to commemorate this global day in an effort to bring together more than 500 adolescent girls age 13 to 18 to expose them to mentorship opportunities and social emotional support; and
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago encourages girls to develop their leadership skills and to increase their participation in sports, science and math-related activities and to graduate high school and supports girls as they gain the tools to speak out against and effect change upon social injustices and media stereotypes; and now therefore
PAT DOWELL Alderman, 3rd Ward
BE IT RESOLVED, That we the Mayor and members of the City Council the City of Chicago, in recognition of the International Day of the Girl, hereby designate October 11, 2022 as the official Chicago Day of the Girl, and request that all residents of Chicago join in the celebration of the inherent potential of all girls, and to support, protect, and direct resources and development opportunities to girls in the unobstructed pursuit of their dreams.
CITY OF CHICAGO
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ANNA M. VALENCIA
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