[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Vol. 82

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No. 167

August 30, 2017

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The President





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Proclamation 9631--Women's Equality Day, 2017



Memorandum of August 25, 2017--Military Service by Transgender 
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                Proclamation 9631 of August 25, 2017

                
Women's Equality Day, 2017

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On August 26, 1920, America ratified the 19th 
                Amendment, securing for women a sacred right of 
                citizenship: the right to vote. On the anniversary of 
                that historic day, we celebrate Women's Equality Day 
                and the innumerable contributions women have made to 
                their families, their communities, and in service to 
                our country.

                Women's suffrage in America has its roots in the 
                meeting of a group of trailblazers in 1848, in Seneca 
                Falls, New York. While that meeting sparked a movement, 
                suffragists fought for 72 long years thereafter to 
                secure the vote for women nationwide. Women have always 
                been instrumental to America's greatness, but with 
                greater access to governing institutions through 
                national suffrage, generations of women have been able 
                to use the power of the ballot to shape their 
                communities and help keep America a beacon of freedom 
                and opportunity for the world.

                My Administration will continue to support the 
                advancement of women, in every corner of the Nation. 
                One of my first actions as President was to establish 
                the United States-Canada Council for Advancement of 
                Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders. Recently, I 
                pledged $50 million to the new World Bank Group Women 
                Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative. By expanding access 
                to capital and networks, this important initiative will 
                address many of the unique challenges women 
                entrepreneurs in the developing world face when 
                financing and growing their businesses. Through these 
                efforts and others, we will support bold and innovative 
                women leaders and entrepreneurs domestically and 
                abroad, recognizing that their successes make our 
                economy, and our Nation, stronger.

                My Administration is committed to fostering an economy 
                where all women can succeed and thrive. We must 
                prioritize the needs of working mothers and families, 
                including access to affordable childcare. Therefore, 
                for the first time in the history of this country, my 
                budget proposes a national paid family leave program. 
                Our working families must be able to provide and care 
                for their children without fear of financial 
                insolvency, to strengthen our communities and drive a 
                booming economy.

                As President, I am also working to ensure that all 
                women have access to the training they need to succeed 
                in our modern economy, especially in science, 
                technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Women 
                make up only 12 percent of engineers, and the 
                percentage of women in computer and mathematical 
                occupations has decreased over the past three decades. 
                To empower women to participate in all sectors of our 
                economy, my Administration is committed to workforce 
                development, particularly through the expansion of 
                apprenticeships and vocational education. We must break 
                down the biases and barriers women in STEM face, and 
                encourage every American to pursue excellence in his or 
                her chosen field.

                As we observe Women's Equality Day, commemorating the 
                19th Amendment, we honor America's female pioneers. 
                These resilient women have inspired countless others to 
                challenge the status quo in order to advance the 
                ultimate American value: that all men and women are 
                created equal. Together, we

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                are creating a Nation where every daughter in America 
                can grow up believing in herself, her future, and 
                following her heart toward the American Dream.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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, 2017, as 
                Women's Equality Day. I call upon the people of the 
                United States to celebrate the achievements of women 
                and observe this day with appropriate programs and 
                activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                second.
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