To: The New York State House
New York Women Can't Wait for Equality Measures!
I urge the New York State Assembly to pass the separate bills of the Women’s Equality Act immediately. Women in New York cannot wait even one more day for the equality these vital protections would provide.
Why is this important?
"No woman should have to choose between her health and her job. Legislators often don’t hear the voice of working women like me. I strongly believe that passing this legislation is taking the right step to creating more balance and fairness in the workplace and society for women as a whole. Let's do it now!" --Armanda Legros, a Long Island victim of pregnancy discrimination at work.
Groundbreaking bills in the New York State Women’s Equality Act, including vitally important labor protections, are currently languishing in the New York State Assembly. Unfortunately, the New York State Senate refused to pass a 10-point omnibus version of the Women's Equality Act (which the Assembly previously passed), but we must move forward in order to improve the lives of everyday women across the State.
These bills would do a great deal to support women in the workplace and in society. Each day these protections are not law, pregnant women, like Armanda and Yvette (video below), are pushed out of their jobs when they need a minor accommodation in order to stay healthy. Mothers are discriminated against and passed over for promotions. Women continue to take home 84 cents to a man's dollar.
We need a way to address these issues, and the bills waiting for a vote in the Assembly would help remedy the problems of income inequality and discrimination in the workplace. The Assembly should honor its legacy of passing progressive legislation for women and not delay in passing these laws that will provide support to women and families across the State! The women and families of New York cannot afford to wait.
For more information, go to this webpage: http://www.abetterbalance.org/web/ourissues/fairnessworkplace/239-womens-equality-act or watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxPenBHVPQs.
Groundbreaking bills in the New York State Women’s Equality Act, including vitally important labor protections, are currently languishing in the New York State Assembly. Unfortunately, the New York State Senate refused to pass a 10-point omnibus version of the Women's Equality Act (which the Assembly previously passed), but we must move forward in order to improve the lives of everyday women across the State.
These bills would do a great deal to support women in the workplace and in society. Each day these protections are not law, pregnant women, like Armanda and Yvette (video below), are pushed out of their jobs when they need a minor accommodation in order to stay healthy. Mothers are discriminated against and passed over for promotions. Women continue to take home 84 cents to a man's dollar.
We need a way to address these issues, and the bills waiting for a vote in the Assembly would help remedy the problems of income inequality and discrimination in the workplace. The Assembly should honor its legacy of passing progressive legislation for women and not delay in passing these laws that will provide support to women and families across the State! The women and families of New York cannot afford to wait.
For more information, go to this webpage: http://www.abetterbalance.org/web/ourissues/fairnessworkplace/239-womens-equality-act or watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxPenBHVPQs.