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5 <br /> Attachment A <br /> RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION <br /> AS AN ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION TO <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> Whereas on January 29,2009,President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay <br /> Act of 2009,the first bill that he signed into law to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and <br /> the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967;and <br /> Whereas,a disparity persists between women and men in hiring for jobs that pay higher <br /> wages and salaries,with preference given to men over women;and <br /> Whereas women historically have received and continue to receive less pay and lower <br /> incomes than their male counterparts while fulfilling the same duties and responsibilities; <br /> and <br /> Whereas women historically have been neglected in cases of promotion,with promotions <br /> being awarded to or favoring men even though women have performed as well as or better <br /> than their male counterparts;and <br /> Whereas no advisory board that addresses issues unique to women currently exists to <br /> provide policy and program recommendations to the Orange County Board of County <br /> Commissioners,since the former Commission for Women,established in 1978,was <br /> eliminated as an advisory board in 2010; <br /> Therefore be it resolved that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners hereby <br /> establishes The Women's Commission as an advisory board to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners,to be staffed by and receive technical support from the Orange County <br /> Department of Economic Development;and <br /> Be it further resolved that the overarching charge of The Women's Commission shall be to <br /> examine and expose the inequalities and inequities experienced by women in the business <br /> sector,the workplace,entrepreneurship,education and professional advancement and <br /> leadership in Orange County,and to advocate for women so as to give redress to such <br /> imbalances and discrimination via policy and program recommendations to the Orange <br /> County Board of County Commissioners;and <br /> Moreover be it resolved that The Women's Commission,whenever possible,shall work in <br /> concert with other advisory boards,county departments and community organizations in <br /> fulfilling its purpose to help assure equity and achievement for women locally,regionally <br /> and nationally. <br />