HomeMy WebLinkAbout1219 - SUPPORTING the United Nations convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women RESOLUTION 1219
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION
ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO, HEREBY FINDS
AND RECITES:
A. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Dec. 18, 1979, became
an international treaty as of Sept. 3, 1981, and 187 UN member nations out of 193 have
agreed to be bound by CEDAW's provisions;
B. Females have made gains in the struggle for equality, the City of Boulder, Colorado,
recognizes the need to fully eradicate gender-based discrimination and to provide one of
the most basic human rights - equality;
C. The City of Boulder, widely known for its progressive leadership, educational
opportunity and entrepreneurship, and with 47.5 percent of the city population being
female, will strive to ensure females of all ages residing in Boulder enjoy all of the rights,
privileges and remedies that are bestowed on all people in the United States, regardless of
race, national origin, gender, or religious beliefs; and with the purpose to claim worldwide
that Boulder is a city in which females can thrive and will not tolerate discrimination
against females, nor violence perpetrated against them in any form;
D. CEDAW provides a comprehensive framework for governments to examine their
policies and practices regarding females of all ages and to rectify discrimination based on
gender; and
E. Boulder city government has the appropriate and legitimate role of affirming the
importance of eliminating all forms of discrimination against females in communities, as
universal norms and to serve as guides for public policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE CITY OF
BOULDER, COLORADO:
Does hereby commit to eliminating all forms of violence against females, promoting the health
and safety of females and affording them equal educational, economic, social and business
opportunities in Boulder, Colorado.
Adopted this 24 day of October 2017.
CITY OF BOULDE„ COLORADO
ones, or
ATTEST;
Lynne?te Beck, City Clerk