Mayor Bill de Blasio, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen and Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Julie Menin announced the Women’s Fund, a $5 million grant program to support film and theater projects by, for, or about women.
To mark the end of Women’s History Month, Mayor de Blasio announced that, for first time in City history, a women-owned financial firm has been hired to manage $100 million of the City’s Deferred Compensation Plan the voluntary retirement plan for over 180,000 City employees and retirees.
First Lady Chirlane McCray celebrated St. Patrick's Day in Gracie Mansion honoring the history of Irish immigrants in NYC. She also mentioned the intersection of Women's History Month and St. Patrick's Day, honoring the Irish women in the room with her.
In honor of National Women's Day, Mayor de Blasio along with other admin announced that over $280,000 in zero-interest loans had been pledged to women entrepreneurs through the City’s crowdfunding partnership with Kiva.
A resource guide created in partnership with CGE and PowHer New York on gender pay equity in New York City including current policies to ensure pay equity.
The Commission on Gender Equity 2015-2017 Annual Report covers the thirty-one month period from June 2015 through December 2017 and presents the goals for January through December 2018.
Mayor de Blasio announced that three of the City’s designated banks – Amalgamated, Bank of America, and TD Bank – have committed $40 million towards two of the City’s three programs that help minority and women-owned business enterprises and small businesses access affordable loans to grow.