Federal Register - August 31, 2021
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 31, 2021 / Presidential Documents My Administration is committed to bearing out the promise of the suffragists, who understood that for women to attain true equality in our country, they must have an equal place at the ballot box. As the Vice President has said, the status of women is the status of democracy. This is true abroad, too, where we are committed to strengthening womens political participation and leadership around the world.
In fulfillment of my Administrations commitment to equality for all, we are focused not only on the sacred right to vote, but on making sure that all Americans have the opportunity to fully participate in our society. It is long past time we pass the Equal Rights Amendment, to enshrine the principle of gender equality in our Constitution, because no ones rights should be denied on account of sex. On Womens Equality Day, we recognize the unique challenges and barriers women face, and the rights that need defending and strengthening. These rights include a womans constitutional right to reproductive freedom and access to health care, regardless of zip code or incomeand the right of every woman and girl to live free from violence, whether online, in the home, at school, or in the workplace.
To ensure that women are treated fairly in our economy and in the workforce, we are also committed to fighting for pay equity, combating discrimination in the workplace, and passing family-friendly policies that help women and all of us manage caregiving and career responsibilities.
Today, as we celebrate Womens Equality Day, we recognize the pioneers whose fight for suffrage paved the way for future generations of leaders and we recognize our duty to continue that fight to ensure that our daughters can enjoy the same rights and opportunities as our sons. Let us honor the efforts of trailblazers and barrier-breakers with meaningful action to promote gender equality and make exercising the right to vote more equitable and accessible for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim August 26, 2021, as Womens Equality Day. I call upon the people of the United States to celebrate and continue to build on our countrys progress towards gender equality, and to defend and strengthen the right to vote.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.
