Tag Archives: Legislation

The Younger Women’s Task Force of New York City Relaunch Event – You’re Invited!

Join the Younger Women’s Task Force of New York City (YWTF NYC) for “Cocktails and Conversations”

Thursday, July 24th, starting at 5:30 pm at the Loreley Restaurant and Biergarten in Lower Manhattan (map)

Learn about YWTF NYC and our mission – State your mission – Find out about open board positions and ways to get involved your own way!

YWTF NYC is back, but not without you! At the first official event of the summer, we want to know, what YOU want out of your membership? Networking? Career advice? Mentorship? Work/life balance tips? Do you want to lobby our representatives to advocate for women’s issues? If you answered “yes” to one or all of the above, we can’t wait to meet you!

Originally founded in 2005, YWTF NYC is an organization devoted to younger social justice and women’s rights activists. YWTF chapters in cities around the country work on a variety of issues in different ways as an arm of the Association of American University Women (AAUW), an organization with well over 100 years of experience in advocacy, philanthropy, education, and research. For more information about YWTF, please visit aauw.org/YWTF.

Please join us for “Cocktails & Conversation” to learn more about us, talk about the issues that matter most to you, and find out about ways to take action with YWTF. We will be serving light appetizers and encourage you to bring your friends along! Please help us spread the word and share this information with other activists in the region.

For more information and to RSVP, please visit: “Younger Women’s Task Force NYC – Cocktails & Convos” or email YWTF.NYC@gmail.com

Remarkable Women in New York State History Reading

On Sunday, July 27, the Poughkeepsie Branch’s Sunday Author Series will explore the book, Remarkable Women in New York State History, a collection of short biographies of notable women from across the state throughout its history. The book is the end-product of an AAUW NYS project, “Women Making a Difference” and coauthored by Marilynn Smiley and AAUW NYS Historian, Helen Engel. Both Smiley and Engel will be on hand to introduce the book.

The program runs from 2:00-3:00 pm at the Gallery in Beacon (199 Main Street, map). Please contact Wendy Maragh Taylor with any questions.

Remarkable Women in New York State History

Program:

Introduction by authors Marilynn Smiley and Helen Engel

Catharyna Brett 1687-1763, Barbara Wilman (author)

Sojourner Truth 1797-1883, Helen Engel

Maria Salmon Mitchell 1818-1889, Helen Engel

Eleanor Roosevelt 1884-1962, Eleanor Charwat* (author)

Jane Matilda Bolin 1908-2007, Wendy Maragh Taylor* (author)

Ruth Stafford Peale 1906-2008, Marilynn Smiley

Anna Oder Buchholz 1921-2007, Barbara Mindel* (author)

Lucille Pattison 1935-2013, Judith Linville* (author)

* Members of AAUW Poughkeepsie Branch

Women’s Economic Agenda Bus Tour

The momentum behind the Women’s Equality Agenda just got a new set of wheels. Led by House Leader Pelosi, women members of Congress are on a bus tour promoting policy changes that would benefit women and working families. Lisa M. Maatz, AAUW’s VP for Government Relations, is along for the ride!

You can follow the bus’ progress by following Lisa Maatz on Twitter at @LisaMaatz (you don’t have to join Twitter to read her Tweets). You can also check out @WomenSucceed or the Women Succeed hashtag (#WomenSucceed). To follow the bus on Facebook, visit www.facebook.com/WomenSucceed.

Click through to learn more about AAUW’s advocacy for working families and pay equity.

Tell Congress to Increase the Minimum Wage

Can you support your family on $15,000 per year?

National Day of Action to Raise the Minimum Wage

Millions of workers – mostly women – struggle to make ends meet on the current minimum wage. At just $7.25 an hour, or roughly $14,500 per year, the current federal minimum wage hasn’t been raised in THREE YEARS and is leaving working families in poverty.

Since that last increase, prices of basic goods such as milk, gas, and college tuition have climbed steadily, but the federal minimum wage remains stuck at $7.25 an hour.

Kimberly Fountain, AAUW’s State Grassroots Advocacy Manager, who was with us at the AAUW-NYS Summer Leadership Conference last weekend in Cazenovia, mentioned that MomsRising is a great partner in our national efforts to address economic justice issues. We multiply our efforts when we join other progressive organizations working for the same goals as AAUW.*

Partner with MomsRising by telling your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012 to raise the outdated federal minimum wage. Click the Take Action button.

The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012 would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.80 per hour, increase the tipped minimum cash wage from $2.13 per hour to 70 percent of the minimum wage, and index the minimum wage to keep pace with inflation.

Increasing the minimum wage and tipped minimum wage are key steps toward fair pay for women.

Women’s Workforce Bill Needs Your Support

NEW YORK WOMEN NEED GOOD JOBS!

IT IS THE END OF SESSION AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!

EMAIL YOUR NEW YORK POLICYMAKERS TODAY!

In the next few days the NYS Assembly and the NYS Senate will vote on the Women’s Workforce Bill (A.9020b/S.6429a)

This legislation will help close the gender wage gap in NY by improving the information and services women receive from New York’s workforce development system. People will now have information on the gender wage gap and a better understanding about higher paying jobs and the level of wages they need to make to support their families. And, Democratic Assembly member Ellen Jaffee and Republican Senator Joe Robach are the sponsors showing bi-partisan support.

Time is short…Click to send this message now…

NYS ELECTED OFFICIALS: VOTE FOR THIS BILL! GOVERNOR CUOMO: SIGN THIS BILL INTO LAW!

Click the link below to log in and send your message:
http://www.votervoice.net/groups/NEYWCA/advocacy/?IssueID=29013&AdminPreview=True&SiteID=-1

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE YWCA FOR THESE LINKS, LEADERSHIP AND GREAT VIDEO!

NEW YORK STATE PAY EQUITY COALITION (NYSPEC): Member Organizations:Statewide: American Association of University Women (AAUW), Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, NYS Federation, Inc. (BPW), Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), DC 37 (AFSCME/AFL-CIO), League of Women Voters, NYS (LWV), National Association For Female Executives (NAFE), National Organization for Women (NYS), Northeast Council of YWCA, NYS Girl Scout Legislative Network, NYS Nurses Association (NYSNA), NYS United Teachers (NYSUT), Public Employees Federation (PEF), Service Employee Int’l Union (SEIU) (AFL-CIO), United Public Service Employees Union (UPSEU), United University Professions (UUP), Women’s Sports Foundation, Regional: BPW District III (4 Capital District Chapters), CSEA Nassau Local 830, Capital District Labor-Religion Coalition, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (Nassau County & Capital District Chapters), Cortland YWCA Regional, Long Island Women’s Agenda (LIWA) Long Island Progressive Coalition, NAACP, Islip Town & Saratoga County Branches, New York Women’s Agenda, Founding NYSPEC Member: Women on the Job