Press Release: Remarks by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Beijing, China
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OCR Page 1 of 8THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 5, 1995
FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
REMARKS TO THE UNITED NATIONS FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE
ON WOMEN
BEIJING, CHINA
MRS. CLINTON: Thank you very much Gertrude Mongella, for
your dedicated work that has brought us to this point.
Distinguished delegates and guests, I would like to thank the
Secretary General of the United Nations for inviting me to be part
of this important United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women.
This is truly a celebration -- a celebration of the contributions
women make in every aspect of life: in the home, on the job, in
the community, as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, learners,
workers, citizens and leaders.
It is also a coming together, much the way women come
together every day in every country.
We come together in fields and in factories. In village
markets and supermarkets. In living rooms and board rooms.
Whether it is while playing with our children in the park, or
washing clothes in a river, or taking a break at the office water
cooler, we come together and talk about our aspirations and
concerns. And time and again, our talk turns to our children and
our families.
However different we may appear, there is far more that
unites us than divides us. We share a common future. And we are
here to find common ground so that we may help bring new dignity
and respect to women and girls all over the world -- and in so
doing, bring new strength and stability to families as well.
By gathering in Beijing, we are focusing world attention on
issues that matter most in the lives of women and their families:
access to education, health care, jobs, and credit, the chance to
enjoy basic legal and human rights and to participate fully in the
political life of their countries.
There are some who question the reason for this conference.
Let them listen to the voices of women in their homes,
neighborhoods, and workplaces.
There are some who wonder whether the lives of women and
girls matter to economic and political progress around the globe.
Let them look at the women gathered here and at Hairou.