Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12–Senators Mathews, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener
Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Leslie, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams
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Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Recognizing February 20, 2001, as Girls and Women in Sports Day in Nevada.
Whereas, The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., Girls Incorporated, the
National Association for Girls and Women in Sports, the Women’s Sports
Foundation and the YWCA of the U.S.A. joined together to celebrate the
15th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day in Washington,
D.C., on February 7, 2001; and
Whereas, National Girls and Women in Sports Day is commemorated
to acknowledge the history of women in sports and to recognize current
athletic achievements by women, the positive influence of sports
participation and the continuing struggle for equality and access for
women in sports; and
Whereas, National Girls and Women in Sports Day began in 1987 as a
day to remember and honor Olympic volleyball player, Flo Hyman, for her
athletic achievements and her commitment to ensure equality for women’s
sports, and that day has been observed each year since then to celebrate
the accomplishments of all women athletes and to increase awareness of
the obstacles yet to be overcome to achieve equality of women in sports;
and
Whereas, The history of girls and women in sports is rich and long, yet
there has been little national recognition of the significance of the athletic
achievements of girls and women; and
Whereas, Girls’ and women’s athletics, at all levels, is one of the most
effective avenues available through which girls and women in the United
States may develop self-discipline, initiative, confidence and leadership
skills regardless of their background; and
Whereas, The bonds built between girls and women through athletics
help to break down the social barriers of racism and prejudice, and the
communication and cooperation skills that are learned play a key role in
the athlete’s contributions within her home, at work and to society in
general; and
Whereas, A need exists for increased opportunities for girls to
participate in and pursue physical activity at the community and scholastic
level to increase their health and well-being on a daily basis so that they
are able to develop lifelong fitness habits at an early age; and
Whereas, The theme for this year, “No Stopping Us Now,” recognizes
the growth in the number of athletic opportunities open to women since the
enactment of Title IX in 1971, when 1 in 27 girls in high school
participated in athletics and the average college spent less than 2 cents per
dollar of the athletic budget on women; and
Whereas, The theme “No Stopping Us Now” illustrates the focused
commitment to increase the recognition of female athletes and to increase
further the number of girls and women who participate in sports in the
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly
Concurring, That the members of the Legislature join the University of
Nevada, Reno, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Pack PAWS
(Promoting and Advancing Women in Sports), and Girl Scouts of
Northern Nevada in celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day
on February 20, 2001; and be it further
Resolved, That the residents of the State of Nevada are hereby urged
to observe National Girls and Women in Sports Day in Nevada by
recognizing the important role athletics play in the development of young
women and by supporting athletic programs for girls and women on the
local and national level throughout the year.
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