白宫
华盛顿特区
2022年3月8日
拜登总统在国际妇女节的声明

在国际妇女节（International Women’s Day）到来之际，我们彰显美国和全球各地妇女和女孩子们的成就，庆祝我们取得的进步，并再次承诺将努力完成未竟的使命，让所有妇女和女童充分享有她们应有的公平、尊严和机会。
每个人都应不受性别和其他因素影响地有机会充分实现自己的天赋潜力。让每位妇女和女童享有这一机会不仅是应该的，而且也是促进我们国家和世界繁荣、稳定和安全的战略必须。然而，有太多时候和在太多地方，妇女和女童面对障碍重重，限制她们的可能性，妨碍她们参与到经济、政治和社会中来。新冠疫情暴露并加剧了这些障碍，使妇女劳动力的参与受到格外大的影响，加重了有酬和无酬护理人员的负担，并出现了更多基于性别的暴力事件。
改善妇女和女孩子的地位会加强经济，民主和社会的各方各面。正因为如此，我将性别公平作为本政府的基石之一，一年前上任后不久便成立了白宫性别政策委员会（White House Gender Policy Council）。正因为如此，我们发布了有史以来第一部《性别公平与平等国家战略》（National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality）——它是一项通过国内政策和外交政策为妇女和家庭提供支持的宏大议程。正因为如此，我们投资于托儿服务并通过《美国救助计划》（American Rescue Plan）支持妇女的经济机会；努力争取重新授权和加强《防止对妇女暴力法》（Violence Against Women Act）；通过对军队司法系统的全面改革，处理军中的性攻击危害；签署了《结束强迫仲裁性攻击和性骚扰案法案》（Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act），使之成为法律；发起了保护生育权利的全政府努力；促进妇女参与预防和解决冲突和实现稳定与安全；并且成立了性别公平与平等行动基金（Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund），以在全球促进妇女的经济安全保障。正因为如此，我的2023年预算让我感到骄傲，它要求为在全球促进性别平等的外援项目拨款26亿美元，达到去年针对性别项目要求拨款的一倍。
让我们在今天和在每一天都认识到，当妇女和女孩子能够充分发挥出她们的潜力时，我们所有人都有更美好的未来——让我们齐心协力，为促进使所有人享有尊严、平等和无限的可能而再接再厉。
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欲查看原稿内容:  https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/08/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-international-womens-day/
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Statement by President Joe Biden on International Women’s Day
MARCH 08, 2022•STATEMENTS AND RELEASES

On International Women’s Day, we recognize the achievements of women and girls in the United States and across the globe, celebrate the progress we’ve made, and recommit ourselves to the work that remains to deliver the full measure of equity, dignity, and opportunity due to all women and girls.
Every person deserves the chance to live up to their full God-given potential, without regard for gender or other factors.  Ensuring that every woman and girl has that chance isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s also a strategic imperative that advances the prosperity, stability, and security of our nation and the world.  Yet too often, in too many places, women and girls face obstacles that limit their possibilities and undermine their participation in economic, political, and social life.  These barriers have been exposed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately affected women’s labor force participation, elevated the burden on both paid and unpaid caregivers, and increased the incidence of gender-based violence.
Improving the status of women and girls strengthens economies, democracies, and societies across the board.  That’s why I made gender equity a cornerstone of my Administration by creating the White House Gender Policy Council shortly after taking office a year ago.  It’s why we issued the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality — an ambitious agenda to support women and families through both domestic and foreign policy.  It’s why we’ve invested in child care and supported women’s economic opportunity through the American Rescue Plan; fought to reauthorize and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act; addressed the scourge of sexual assault in the military through sweeping military justice reforms; signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act into law; launched a whole-of-government effort to protect reproductive rights; advanced women’s participation in conflict prevention and resolution, stability and security; and created a Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund to promote the economic security of women around the world.   And it’s why I’m proud that my FY 2023 Budget will request $2.6 billion for foreign assistance programs that promote gender equality worldwide, more than doubling the amount requested for gender programs last year.
On this day and every day, let us recognize that all of us have a better future when women and girls can reach their full potential — and together, let’s renew our efforts to advance dignity, equality, and limitless possibilities for all.
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