On October 21, 2015 NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a selection of the women’s equality bills that were passed during the 2015 legislative season. As noted in the press release from the Governor’s office the new laws will:

• Achieve Pay Equity
• Protect victims of sexual harassment
• Remove Barriers to Remedying Discrimination
• End Family Status Discrimination
• Protect Victims of Domestic Violence from Housing Discrimination
• Protect Victims of Domestic Violence by Strengthening Order-of-Protection Laws
• Strengthen Human Trafficking Laws
• Protect Women from Pregnancy Discrimination

A number of advocates and leaders including PowHerNY partners A Better Balance, the National Organization for Women, and our founder, Beverly Neufeld have worked for years to get the above legislation passed. View the video below to learn more.

To celebrate the signing PowHerNY took to Twitter utilizing #NYSWomen, but, don’t worry! you did not miss the party. We have collected all of our tweets and posts from the day below to catch you up.

If you would like to join us to continue the work ahead including spreading the word about the new bills, educating the public about these new rights, and working for strong enforcement make sure to sign up for our email alerts. Together we will push for other reforms to ensure that women have full access and opportunity to succeed!