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Honored to be a guest speaker on Building on #ShirleyChisholm Legacy: The Future of Women's Civic and Political Leadership led by @nycfirstlady and @nycgenderequity! In pic with two remarkable women @ljoywilliams and Dr. #zingafraser. . . important topics for our future! @chisholm50 #genderequitynyc (at Medgar Evers College, CUNY) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5s8a_lHtg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3cc2j8t4amk9

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INTRODUCING: the NYC Commission on Gender Equity

What we are calling ourselves is important, as it always is. We changed our name from “the Commission on Women’s Issues” to reflect a reality the LGBTQ community has long recognized: Gender, like sexual orientation, is not binary. Gender functions on a spectrum.

People have the right to define how they express their gender. And we want everyone to know that New York City has your back, however you identify.

We will be just as inclusive when it comes to ethnicity and income. This will be a Commission for ALL New Yorkers.  And we are going to focus on making sure that City resources, programs and decision-making programs are allocated fairly, without discrimination.

What does that mean in practice?

It means we will work to ease access to housing for all families, and institute more family-friendly employment policies in our workplace.

It means we will work to place more she-roes in our Fire Department and Police Department.

And it means we will work to make sure women being paid the same as their male counterparts for a day’s work.

The bottom line – we will accept nothing less than the full inclusion of women and girls of all ethnicities in our City – and I’m talking economically, socially and politically.

Our goals are ambitious, but I’m confident we have the perfect group in place to make it happen. 

The Commissioners and Honorary Commissioners are just as diverse and impressive as you would expect. They include filmmakers, business leaders, teachers, social workers, organizers… and Gloria Steinem. (Because let’s be real—Gloria is in a category of her own!) To see the full list click here.

I look forward to hearing their ideas on how we can work together to help correct the imbalances that continue to hold too many New Yorkers down.