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- The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign convenes the public, private and non-profit sectors to not only bring awareness to, but to call for an end to gender-based violence. Join us in this campaign by hosting an event between Nov. 25th-Dec. 10th. Register your event here.
- CGE’s 2018- 2021 Strategic Plan announces the Commission’s goals and strategies to advance gender equity in New York City through the remainder of the de Blasio administration. The plan also identifies lead initiatives which will be the initial programmatic focus of each strategy.
Reducing poverty and increasing economic opportunity and mobility for all women regardless of race, class, age, gender and sexual orientation.
Ensuring every woman, girl and transgender individual is safe and lives free of violence in her/his/their neighborhood, school, community and home.
Promoting safe and healthy environments for women and girls with access to healthcare and resources to make healthy decisions about their bodies, gender, sexuality and reproduction.
Latest Achievements
CGE has begun collecting information about events and programs that communities will host during the campaign period. We invite you and your organization to join us in our effort to host an event across all 59 community districts. If you are hosting an event, we ask that you or your organization complete this event form by Friday, November 2nd to indicate the date, location, and a description of your event or program.
Please remember that the event you host can be small or large in size, and can range from asking your office or school to "go orange," to hosting a screening of a film related to gender-based violence. Engage your community in whatever way that you have capacity to meaningfully do.
Commission on Gender Equity releases 2018 - 2021 Strategic Plan—Advancing Gender Equity in New York City—which announces the Commission's goals and strategies to advance gender equity in New York City through the remainder of the de Blasio administration. The plan also identifies lead initiatives which will be the initial programmatic focus of each strategy.
The plan also introduces the City’s first-ever Gender Equity Inter-Agency Partnership, aimed at helping develop an integrated and sustainable approach to achieving gender equity in NYC. The group is comprised of senior-level agency representatives from City agencies. Read the CGE 2018 - 2021 Strategic Plan here
In July 2018, the Sexual Health Education Task Force released its final findings report about the state of sexual health education in New York City schools. The report outlines 11 recommendations under the following categories:
- Prioritize a culture of sexual wellness and inclusivity in all schools
- Ensure all students are served by well-equipped and supported health education instructors
- Improve the content, substance, and methods of sexual health education
- Strengthen accountability and reporting
This report is a culmination of work done by 28 members of the task force, appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio in September 2017. The task force was chaired by Jacqueline Ebanks, Executive Director of the Commission on Gender Equity. Task force members included students, educators, sexual health education experts and experts in the field of LGBTQ and gender non-conforming health education, among others.
Read the Sexual Health Education Task Force's report to learn more about its recommendations to improve health education in New York City schools.
During Women’s History Month 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray held the City’s annual Mentoring and Civic Leadership Reception. For this reception, CGE compiled inspirational quotes on mentoring and leadership offered by Commissioners of several city agencies and a few attendees at the reception. We hope this digital booklet, Quotations on Mentoring and Leadership, will help strengthen your mentoring relationships and encourage you to pursue leadership opportunities as they emerge.
In February 2018, the Commission on Gender Equity released its first Annual Report and a new publication Leveling the Paying Field: Best Practices for Gender Pay Equity in the Workplace.
Annual Report
- built its capacity to carry out its mandate by appointing commissioners, hiring staff, identifying areas of focus, establishing work groups to conduct deeper research and analysis, and developing inter-agency staff partnerships to integrate the gender lens across city agencies,
- established inter-agency and cross-sector collaborations to work on a variety of programmatic initiatives
- engaged and educated the public on matters related to gender equity
- engaged the philanthropic community to raise critical financial resources to advance its work
- recommended and advocated for policies that advance gender equity.