* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Middleton
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Supporting the Baltimore Commission For Women
For the purpose of reaffirming the City Council’s support for the Baltimore Commission For Women and its important work to empower women in Baltimore, and requesting that the Administration assign a professional staffer to support the Commission’s efforts.
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The Baltimore Commission For Women believes in a high quality of life and in the equal rights, opportunities, and access to services for all women. When it was established by ordinance in 2006, it was intended to be a resource for women to assist them in accessing services and assistance to improve their lives and the lives of their families. It was charged with empowering women through education and through coordination of opportunities to ensure that barriers to equal rights and opportunities for women will be reduced, with the eventual goal of eliminating those barriers throughout Baltimore City.
Regrettably, the Commission was not adequately staffed or filled and essentially became defunct for far too long. Recently, the Mayor and the City Council have partnered in an effort to revive the Commission so that its important work for women can receive the attention it deserves.
The needs and voices of women and young girls are so important to our collective future, here in Baltimore City, now more then ever. Women and youn...
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