In honor of National Women's Equal Pay Day
April 25 2007
Women in New York State: "The State of the State"
Presentations by:
The New York State Legislative Women's Caucus
Assemblywoman Patricia Eddington, Chair
The New York State Assembly Task Force on Women's Issues
Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, Chair
Institute for Women and Work
Panelists:
- The State of the State of Women in New York: Project Overview
Francine Moccio, Director, Institute for Women and Work, Cornell University, ILR School - Women in Non-Traditional Jobs in Construction
Cheryl Farrell, Journeywomen and Shop Steward, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 3 - Immigrant Women Workers: Demographics and Working Conditions
Maria Figueroa, Director of Labor and Industry Research, Cornell University ILR School - Leveling the Playing Field for Women Business Owners
Joyce Moy, Director, Business and Community Development, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY - Women in the Legal Professions: Is There Still a Glass Ceiling?
Candace L. Quinn, Partner, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP - The Urgent Need for A Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights
Ai-jen Poo, Lead Organizer, Domestic Workers United - Justice Will Be Served: NY Working Women in the Service Sector Economy
JoAnn Lum, National Mobilization Against SweatShops
Wednesday, April 25th
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Hamilton Hearing Room B
Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
Contact: Jean Emery 518-455-3632 or Shirley Tranholm 518-455-4347
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