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The 2021 NYC Elections are critical for all of us, but especially for business and professional women who lost so much ground during COVID. Click and read what the candidates plan for us.
 

 
 
 
Equal Pay should be here to stay - and is not. Depending on gender, race and ethnicity, equal pay for equal work does not exist. Click to learn about differences, join us and be vocal in advocating for change! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Equal Rights Amendment was voted in by Congress in 1919 and ratified in 1920. Covid played havoc not only with 100th anniversary plans but als with the rights of business and professional women.
 
 
 

Juneteenth 2023


June 19th is Juneteenth, or emancipation day!
 
Although the emancipation proclamation on January 1, 1863 declared that slavery was unjust and illegal, it continued in many southern states. During the civil war, many slaveowners shipped their slaves to Texas to evade the union’s reach. Slavery didn’t even end on April 9, 1865 when the Civil war ended.…
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Women's History Month: Esther Hyman


Esther W. Hyman’s dedication to the improvement of the status of women is an inspiration for the empowerment of all women. Born in 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, Esther was a lifelong champion of international understanding, engaged in activities aimed at making the world a better place women, men and families to enjoy. Starting her work with the suffragist and peace movements, she went on to play a vital role in the International Federation of Business and Professional Women (IFBPW) and the…

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Women's History Month: Tawakkol Karman


Growing up in a politically tumultuous country, Tawakkol witnessed the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990, followed by a civil war between the two factions in 1994 in which the North triumphed over the South. The civil war led to dissidence in the South as the repressive Northern government assumed control over the country.

A journalist by profession and human rights activist by nature, Tawakkol responded…

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