Happy Anniversary Title IX

City & County Proclamations to Honor 36 years of Title IX
Education Amendments Act for Women & Girls! 

WHEREAS: The lives of women and girls across the country were changed for the better in 1972 when the United States Congress enacted Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 prohibiting sex discrimination in all educational institutions receiving federal funds; and

WHEREAS: Women young and old across the 50 states of these United States have had opportunities that  generations of women before them never had to compete in  sports, gain confidence, increase educational opportunities, create friendships, find success and develop skills; and

WHEREAS: The women of the City of El Paso join with the millions of, women and men across the country to celebrate the gains of Title IX and strive everyday to continue the fight for justice and equality for all women and girls; and

WHEREAS: The race is yet to finish to assure that all girls and women receive fair and equal treatment in the class rooms and on the playing fields across this country, and

WHEREAS: The City Council of El Paso, Texas joins with the Frontera Women’s Foundation in celebrating the 36th anniversary of Title IX honoring all women, young and old, who have fought and who continue to stand up everyday in the halls of justice for equity in education and the right to take the field.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED by the Mayor and the Council of the City of El Paso, the County Judge and Commissioners of the County of El Paso that the month of July, 2008 shall be recognized as:

Title IX - 36th Anniversary