HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-31-23 Public Comment - J. Stroud - Invite to the April 4th Bozeman City Commission Commemoration of the City for CEDAW ResolutionFrom:Jan Strout
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Subject:Invite to the April 4th Bozeman City Commission Commemoration of the City for CEDAW Resolution
Date:Friday, March 31, 2023 11:07:38 PM
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COMMEMORATE THE BOZEMAN CITY FOR CEDAW RESOLUTION - ADVANCING
THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL WOMEN, GIRLS AND THOSE MOST UNDER-
REPRESENTED!
Join us for the 1ST ANNIVERSARY ON APRIL 4TH AT THE BOZEMAN CITY COMMISSION MEETING @ CITY HALL, STARTING AT 6 PM!!
On April 5th, 2022, the Bozeman City Commission unanimously passed Resolution 5384, establishing the city of Bozeman as a city for CEDAW (UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women), to work toward fulfilling the human rights of all women and girls. The upcoming April 4th City Commission meeting will mark the one-year anniversary of Bozeman as a US City for CEDAW and the Commission will report on the status of their Equal Pay for Equal Work Resolution.
Our September 2019 Bozeman for CEDAW Taskforce report found that two primary influences on economic security profoundly impact women locally: a gender pay gap and basic living costs. For example, of the top 25% highest paid jobs with the City of Bozeman, 92.3% were held by men and 7.7% were held by women. Additionally, the percentage of women in Bozeman seeking housing, food, and energy financial assistance is disproportionately high. The same 2019 Report found that much of the local data was lacking intersectionality and was not well broken down by gender, race/ethnicity, age, education, income, sexual orientation, and ability.
There still is much work to be done. We need to ensure that the local government collects data that contains important demographic details revealing gaps and opportunities. We need a local Women’s Economic Bill of Rights to address pay inequities, child care “deserts,” lack of paid sick and family leave, as well as housing, food and health care disparities. We also need strategic actions to protect our human rights to bodily autonomy and reproductive health care.
Come find out the progress the City of Bozeman has made!
In solidarity,
Jan
Jan Strout
pronouns: she/ella
co-leader, Bozeman for CEDAW Task Force
Bozeman: A City for CEDAW | Facebook
Bozeman, Montana
206.251.0880
"If you are free, free somebody else. If you have some power, your job is to empower
somebody else." - Toni Morrison
I encourage you to attend the April 4th, 6pm Bozeman City Commission meeting at the City Hall starting at 6:00 pm either in person or virtually. Thank the City for their work on these issues, but tell them we need more Actions for progress. Please wear red in solidarity with missing and murdered indigenous women, and movements on menstrual equity, and ending all forms of violence.
Eleanor Cornish
Bozeman High School Senior
and Bozeman City for CEDAW Task Force Member
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