Women's Equality Day, 2020

Proclamation 10063 of August 25, 2020

Women's Equality Day, 2020

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Recently, our Nation celebrated the 100th anniversary
of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to our
Constitution. On the commemoration of this historic
day, I was proud to issue a Proclamation honoring the
women's suffrage movement and sign a full pardon for
one of its greatest leaders, Susan B. Anthony, who was
unjustly convicted for voting on account of her sex. On
Women's Equality Day, we remember the trailblazers like
Anthony who worked tirelessly to achieve a more just
and equal United States, and we recognize the myriad
ways in which women contribute to our society and
strengthen our country.

Women are an essential part of the political, economic,
and social fabric of our Nation. All American women--
regardless of the role they play in the workplace or at
home--contribute every day to the success of our great
country. In addition to being homemakers, caregivers,
mothers, and counselors, along with a host of other
important roles, women also fill critical jobs in every
sector of our economy, contributing to the financial
security of their families and our Nation. Currently,
more than 200,000 women serve in our Armed Forces, and
tens of thousands more courageously protect our
communities as first responders. The women who call our
Nation home epitomize the grit, determination, and work
ethic that is indicative of the American Spirit, and
their wisdom and compassion are among the greatest
virtues of our society.

Recognizing that women contribute to the strength and
security of our Nation, my Administration will always
make supporting women and working families a top
priority. In December of last year, we secured 12 weeks
of paid family leave for Federal workers, and we
continue to call on the Congress to pass a similar paid
family leave program nationwide. Additionally, we
doubled the child tax credit through the historic 2017
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and signed legislation providing
for record funding for the Child Care and Development
Block Grant, supporting working mothers and families
throughout the United States. We have also worked to
expand opportunities for women globally through
policies like the Women's Global Development and
Prosperity (W-GDP) Initiative, the first ever whole-of-
government approach to increase economic opportunities
for women worldwide. W-GDP helped enhance economic
opportunities for 12 million women in its first year
and has a goal of reaching 50 million women by 2025. My
Administration recognizes that by empowering women at
home and abroad, we are safeguarding the cultural
foundation of our Nation and creating a more prosperous
future for all global citizens.

On Women's Equality Day, we honor all of the women who
inspire and improve our Nation. Their talent and hard
work strengthen our economy, our families, and our
communities, and sustain our unique American way of
life.

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, 2020, 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 twenty, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.