Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 167 (August 30, 2017)
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Vol. 82
Wednesday,
No. 167
August 30, 2017
Part II
The President
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Proclamation 9631--Women's Equality Day, 2017
Memorandum of August 25, 2017--Military Service by Transgender
Individuals
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 9631 of August 25, 2017
Women's Equality Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On August 26, 1920, America ratified the 19th
Amendment, securing for women a sacred right of
citizenship: the right to vote. On the anniversary of
that historic day, we celebrate Women's Equality Day
and the innumerable contributions women have made to
their families, their communities, and in service to
our country.
Women's suffrage in America has its roots in the
meeting of a group of trailblazers in 1848, in Seneca
Falls, New York. While that meeting sparked a movement,
suffragists fought for 72 long years thereafter to
secure the vote for women nationwide. Women have always
been instrumental to America's greatness, but with
greater access to governing institutions through
national suffrage, generations of women have been able
to use the power of the ballot to shape their
communities and help keep America a beacon of freedom
and opportunity for the world.
My Administration will continue to support the
advancement of women, in every corner of the Nation.
One of my first actions as President was to establish
the United States-Canada Council for Advancement of
Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders. Recently, I
pledged $50 million to the new World Bank Group Women
Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative. By expanding access
to capital and networks, this important initiative will
address many of the unique challenges women
entrepreneurs in the developing world face when
financing and growing their businesses. Through these
efforts and others, we will support bold and innovative
women leaders and entrepreneurs domestically and
abroad, recognizing that their successes make our
economy, and our Nation, stronger.
My Administration is committed to fostering an economy
where all women can succeed and thrive. We must
prioritize the needs of working mothers and families,
including access to affordable childcare. Therefore,
for the first time in the history of this country, my
budget proposes a national paid family leave program.
Our working families must be able to provide and care
for their children without fear of financial
insolvency, to strengthen our communities and drive a
booming economy.
As President, I am also working to ensure that all
women have access to the training they need to succeed
in our modern economy, especially in science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Women
make up only 12 percent of engineers, and the
percentage of women in computer and mathematical
occupations has decreased over the past three decades.
To empower women to participate in all sectors of our
economy, my Administration is committed to workforce
development, particularly through the expansion of
apprenticeships and vocational education. We must break
down the biases and barriers women in STEM face, and
encourage every American to pursue excellence in his or
her chosen field.
As we observe Women's Equality Day, commemorating the
19th Amendment, we honor America's female pioneers.
These resilient women have inspired countless others to
challenge the status quo in order to advance the
ultimate American value: that all men and women are
created equal. Together, we
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are creating a Nation where every daughter in America
can grow up believing in herself, her future, and
following her heart toward the American Dream.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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, 2017, as
Women's Equality Day. I call upon the people of the
United States to celebrate the achievements of women
and observe this day with appropriate programs and
activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord two
thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
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