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(McAllen, TX)  Mayor Javier Villalobos and the McAllen City Commission proclaimed the month of March as Women’s History Month in McAllen, and March 8 as International Women’s Day in McAllen, in celebration of the of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. City leaders were proud to point out that the City of McAllen is unique amongst Rio Grande Valley and border municipalities, with an equal number of men and women who are directors of City of McAllen departments. The world of work is changing, and with significant implications for women.

“The City of McAllen is an organization where women flourish and is proud to boast an equal number of women and men in positions of leadership, influence, and decision and policy-making as directors within the organization, helping to bring new vision and perspective to the growth and direction of the municipality and more importantly, the community,” said McAllen District 4 Commissioner Tania Ramirez, , after she read today’s proclamation.

According to Mayor Villalobos, women have been an important part of the fabric of the growth and progress of society.

There have been staggering changes for women in religion, in government, in employment, in education and even in finance freedom that have come about in over eight generations, since that first women’s meeting in Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s kitchen in upstate New York in 1848. These changes did not just happen spontaneously. Women themselves made these changes happen, very deliberately. Women have not been the passive recipients of miraculous changes in laws and human nature. Eight generations of women have come together to affect these changes in the most democratic ways: through meetings, petition drives, lobbying, public speaking, and nonviolent resistance. They have worked very deliberately to create a better world, and they have succeeded hugely.

“Women are not only an integral part of nurturing families, but often times, also serve as bread winners and role models for their community, said Mayor Villalobos. “Whether on a small scale in their home, on a larger scale in jobs such as education, medicine or science, or in the political or academic arena, those cultures where women have played a role in the advancement of and been a major part of the innovation and responsiveness of government, those societies have flourished.”

Concluded Villalobos, “It is an honor to be a part of the City of McAllen where women have such key roles in moving our city forward.”