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NYS budget missing key funding for seniors, older adults
Senior and older-adult groups are frustrated by cuts to services in New York's budget proposal. This includes cuts to home-care programs and the Long-…
Report: Wage gap declines, but won’t close for 30 years
Today is Equal Pay Day, and a new report finds the wage gap between men and women is closing. The Institute for Women's Policy Research data show …
Report: NYC intimate-partner violence reaches new high
A new report finds New York City intimate-partner violence increased almost 30% between 2022 and 2023. The city's Domestic Violence Fatality Review …
Immigration Advocates Host National Day of Action Rally
Immigration advocacy groups are calling on New Yorkers to join them in Foley Square at noon today. It's a National Day of Action to call attention to …
Preventing Sexual Assault Against NY'ers with Developmental Disabilities
Advocates for New Yorkers with disabilities are voicing concerns about cases of sexual assault against people with developmental disabilities…
Prevención de la agresión sexual contra neoyorquinos con discapacidades
Defensores de los neoyorquinos con discapacidades expresan su preocupación por los casos de agresión sexual contra personas con discapacidad…
Cinderella and the Glass Boombox: Women Help Shape First 50 Years of Hip-Hop
By Janell Hobson for Ms. Magazine.Broadcast version by Edwin J. Viera for New York News Connection reporting for the Ms. Magazine-Public News Service …
NY Works to Improve Women’s Health
This week is National Women's Health Week, and New York is taking steps to improve women's health. The New York state Legislature has passed …
Legislation Would Protect NY Abortion Providers
Proposed legislation in Albany would mean increased protections for women's healthcare providers. Brought forward by state Sen. Shelley Meyer - D-…
Legislation Would Expand NY Medication Abortion Access
New York pharmacists would be able to dispense abortion medication under newly proposed legislation, and a person could get the prescription from a …
Survey: Young Adults Concerned about Birth-Control Access
Results of a new survey show many young people are worried about losing access to birth control. The survey, by the nonprofit Power to Decide…
Report: 'Center' Black Women to Build Economic Justice
As states ban abortion with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, women's advocates in New York and beyond are raising awareness of the outsized impact …