,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ecd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1
 #bjbj,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,mr4 
,moran7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating ,march #b    
through ,march #h1 #bjbj1 as ,women of  
the ,aviation ,workforce ,week4         
,whereas the first week of ,march is    
internationally known as ,women of      
,aviation ,worldwide ,week2 ,whereas    
,women of ,aviation ,worldwide ,week was
 created by the ,institute for ,women   
,of ,aviation ,worldwide2 ,whereas1 over
 the last #e years1 the aviation        
industry has experienced an increase in 
passenger traffic by an average of #f4e 
percent per year2 ,whereas the aviation 
industry is anticipating a significant  
shortage of skilled professionals in the
 coming years2 ,whereas the ,bureau of  
,labor ,statistics of the ,department of
 ,labor projected that1 in the next #aj 

years1 the overall employment of airline
 and commercial pilots is expected to   
grow more than #f percent in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas less than #b percent 
of the aircraft maintenance technicians 
in the world and less than #aj percent  
of all working aeronautical engineers   
are women2 ,whereas the ,federal        
,aviation ,administration reports that  
less than #h percent of pilots and only 
#bf percent of air traffic controllers  
in the ,united ,states are women2       
,whereas women make up only #bd percent 
of the employees in the aerospace       
industry2 ,whereas aviation is a        
science1 technology1 engineering1 and   
math 7commonly known as ,,stem7 focused 
career path2 ,whereas the future of an  
abundant aviation workforce depends on a
 robust and diverse pool of candidates2 
and ,whereas women such as ,amelia      
,earhart1 ,cicely ,williams1 ,nicole    
,malachowski1 ,bessie ,coleman1 and     
,jeannie ,leavitt have inspired1 and    
will continue to inspire1 young women to

 pursue careers in aviation3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,march #b through ,march
 #h1 #bjbj1 as ,women of the ,aviation  
,workforce ,week2  7#b7 celebrates the  
aviation workforce of the ,united       
,states2  7#c7 encourages educational   
and training institutions to recruit    
women to join the aviation workforce2   
7#d7 encourages employers in the        
aviation industry to hire a diverse     
workforce1 including women1 veterans1   
and other underrepresented individuals2 
and  7#e7 commits to-- 7,a7 raising     
awareness about the gender gap in the   
air and space industry2 and  7,b7 taking
 legislative actions to address the     
gender gap in science1 technology1      
engineering1 and math 7commonly known as
 ,,stem7 fields4