STATEMENT FROM MAYOR DE BLASIO ON SIGNING OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT, "“It is crucial that we protect a woman’s right to the full spectrum of reproductive health care, particularly at this moment in history when these rights are under attack nationally.".
First Lady Chirlane McCray and the Gracie Mansion Conservancy will open an unprecedented art exhibition at Gracie Mansion that brings together more than 60 works by 44 women across 10 decades.
The de Blasio administration announced a partnership to bring the MotherCoders tech training program to New York City, as part of the City’s Women.nyc initiative
Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray announced the appointment of six new members to the City’s Commission on Gender Equity, an agency tasked with supporting City agencies in dismantling institutional barriers for women and all gender identities.
Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray announced new initiatives to increase access to birth control in all city hospitals, increasing the stock of birth control at all 11 of the city’s hospitals and its six ambulatory care centers.
Mayor de Blasio and Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Phil Thompson announced the City would be connecting minority and women owned businesses to City agencies to aid in their growth.