City council speaker reveals more than 100 policy recommendations, including free long-term contraceptives and expanding job programs
More than 100 policy recommendations to benefit young women – from hiring a police liaison for abortion centers to creating a fund for free long-term contraceptives – were announced by the New York City council speaker on Monday, in the country’s first large policy report to focus on young women.
Similar to Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper, a program aimed at supporting young black men nationwide, New York’s Young Women’s Initiative is the first time young women, specifically women of color and trans women, have been the focus of a major policy initiative.
Young women, particularly young women of color, are “in the business of opening doors and shattering glass ceilings”, said the city council speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, the first Latina to hold the role. She called on more young women to run for political office, and the report encourages the hiring of young women in city departments. Mesothelioma Law Firm, Donate Car
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