PRINTER'S NO. 2396
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
492
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, CALTAGIRONE, NEILSON, MILLARD, TOOHIL,
FRANKEL, DEAN, HENNESSEY, SAINATO, PASHINSKI, BURNS,
DRISCOLL, CHARLTON, YOUNGBLOOD, CORBIN, ROZZI, McNEILL,
DiGIROLAMO, BIZZARRO, SCHLOSSBERG, FREEMAN, WARREN, KINSEY,
V. BROWN, MARSICO, D. COSTA, WARD, W. KELLER, ROEBUCK,
KAVULICH, KORTZ, GILLEN, SCHWEYER AND SIMS,
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating October 11, 2017, as the "Day of the Girl" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Equality and universal access to education for every
girl and boy are among the United Nations Millennium Development
Goals supported by 191 countries, including the United States;
and
WHEREAS, On December 19, 2011, the United Nations established
October 11 as the annual "International Day of the Girl Child,"
supported and cosponsored by the United States and 97 other
countries; and
WHEREAS, The "Day of the Girl" campaign calls on communities
across the globe to recognize that girls worldwide face many
injustices, such as violence, gender stereotypes,
discrimination, lack of education, child labor, early marriage
and economic inequality; and
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