Presidential Document2022-18835
Women's Equality Day, 2022
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August 30, 2022
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August 25, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18835]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 167 / Tuesday, August 30, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10430 of August 25, 2022
Women's Equality Day, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On August 26, 1920, after decades of hard-fought
advocacy, women won the right to vote, and our Nation
moved one step closer to living out our sacred ideal
that all people are created equal. On Women's Equality
Day, we honor the movement for universal suffrage that
led to the 19th Amendment, celebrate the progress of
women over the years, and renew our commitment to
advancing gender equity and protecting women's rights.
This commitment is more important than ever in the wake
of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
and eliminate a woman's constitutional right to choose.
My Administration is doing everything in its power to
protect access to the reproductive health care that
generations of women and activists have fought for,
including abortion. We will continue to defend
reproductive rights, which are integral to gender
equality and the fundamental freedoms Americans hold
dear. We will also continue to support the Equal Rights
Amendment, so that we may enshrine the principle of
gender equality in our Constitution.
With the ratification of the 19th Amendment, millions
of women across the country were finally able to make
their voices heard in our elections. Yet many women of
color who helped lead the universal suffrage movement
were effectively denied those rights until the Voting
Rights Act passed 45 years later. Today, the struggle
to ensure that every American can cast their ballot
continues. More Americans voted in 2020 than during any
election in our history, but some States are
restricting this fundamental right through provisions
that overwhelmingly impact people of color, low-income
communities, and people with disabilities. Women are
less likely to have time to vote in-person with
increased caregiving demands and a disproportionate
share of low-wage, inflexible work. The right to vote
and to have that vote counted is essential to the
future of our democracy.
Women and girls have fought for social justice and
freedom throughout our history, and my Administration
is committed to building on their progress. All
Americans should have the opportunity to fully
participate in society--no one's rights should be
denied because of their gender. As States across the
country strip women of their ability to make decisions
about their own bodies, families, and futures, my
Administration remains dedicated to protecting access
to critical reproductive health care, regardless of
gender, race, zip code, or income. We will continue to
defend the right of all people to live free from
gender-based violence.
We are also committed to ensuring women are treated
fairly in the workplace and have economic security. We
will fight for pay equity, to end discrimination in the
workplace, and to promote equitable access to good-
paying jobs, particularly in sectors where women are
underrepresented. We remain dedicated to lowering the
costs of child care and passing policies to help women
navigate caregiving and work responsibilities.
On Women's Equality Day, we celebrate the trailblazers
who fought to deliver a better future for America's
daughters. We recognize the work that remains to ensure
that everyone can fully participate in our democracy
and make
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fundamental choices about their health and bodies. We
strive to uphold our Nation's promise of equality for
all people.
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,
2022, as Women's Equality Day. I call upon the people
of the United States to celebrate and continue to build
on our country's progress towards gender equality, and
to defend and strengthen the right to vote.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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