Finally, women’s issues are taking center stage in the election debate across the country, and especially here in New York. While the NYS Women’s Equality Act would significantly expand women’s rights, achieving economic equality is the next challenge – and opportunity – ahead.
How will the next class of elected officials address the poverty rate of 22% for New York women and girls? What solutions will they champion to make the workplace work for families, and to ensure women have access to higher paying professions they can live on and retire on with dignity? Who will fight for policies to promote women’s leadership and advancement?
Now is the time to ask! That’s why the NYS PowHER Network created the#POWHERLIST Campaign to spotlight the need for increased economic opportunity and fairness, and to focus on solutions.
Our #POWHERLIST proposes a dozen key issues that must be addressed to create economic equality. We know there are many more and are asking YOU, New York leaders and experts: “What’s on Your POWHERList? And, every Wednesday until Election Day we will talk about the answers!
WATCH: WOMEN’S EQUALITY WEDNESDAY
Be part of our first Women’s Equality Wednesday event “#POWHERList: Raise the Volume for Women’s Economic Equality” via Google Hangout on September 10, 2014 from 1:00 to 1:30 PM. Join us with the panel below to kick-off the conversation about why we need a women’s economic agenda !
Beverly Neufeld from NYS PowHER
Ana Oliveira from The New York Women’s Foundation
Ellen Bravo from Family Values @ Work
SPREAD THE WORD: Share the Invite: http://bit.ly/PL_Invite, Post on Social Media: Post-It or Invite, View the Event Page: http://bit.ly/RaisetheVolume
TWEET: “ONLINE PANEL 9/10 at 1PM feat. @NYSPowher, @FmlyValuesWork‘s @Ellen_Bravo and @NYWomensFdn‘s Ana Oliveira ow.ly/i/6MqeY#POWHERList”
SHARE: TELL US WHAT IS ON YOUR LIST
- Tweet it to us using #POWHERList
- Ex: #EqualPay is on my #POWHERList!
- Print our template and post a picture of it.
- Retweet/post one of our graphics!
- Submit your answers on our poll.
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Next Week: Poverty Solutions featuring YWCA, ROC-NY and Author of “Economic Security and Well-Being Index for Women in New York City”.