NYC Commission on Gender Equity

📣Join a free, virtual Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian American and Xenophobic Harassment training! 💡Learn how to safely intervene when you see harassment. 📅5/13, 1-2 p.m. 🔗bit.ly/RightToBe-4-9 🔗on.nyc.gov/CGEGetInvolved #RightToBe #CGE10 #NYC #Equity

🔴CGE & NHF, in partnership w/ the Staten Island Alumnae Chapter, will host a FREE period drive at the Annual May Week Health & Safety Fair. 📅 5/16 ⏰ 11am-3pm 📍 Tappen Park (Bay St, Staten Island, 10304) 🔗on.nyc.gov/StudentPeriodG…

📣Denim Day NYC 2026 is here! April is #SexualViolenceAwarenessMonth. 📢Wear denim & join the Denim Day NYC to march & rally to end sexual violence on April 29. on.nyc.gov/3vAIX0v Help is available! Visit on.nyc.gov/4cYvTmJ or call 311 & ask for a Family Justice Center.

📣April 11-17 is #BlackMaternalHealthWeek. Learn about NYC’s work to support black maternal health & black birthing people. 🔗on.nyc.gov/doula 📜bit.ly/4sv6hoA 📃on.nyc.gov/3Qcem31 📌on.nyc.gov/4t9oxDY 📑on.nyc.gov/4ciiNAP

📣 April 9 is #AANHPIWomensEqualPayDay. AANHPI women earn 96 cents for every $1 a non-Hispanic white man earns. 📅on.nyc.gov/3VAU9De 📖on.nyc.gov/3XQ8NbE + on.nyc.gov/3Yk03dW 💥on.ny.gov/47n2qSe 🚨on.nyc.gov/reportdiscrimi… #PayGap #GenderEquity #NYC

📣As part of #DenimDay, join a free bystander intervention training on online harassment! This training will share tools to intervene safely & effectively in online abuse. 📅4/9, 1-2 p.m. 🔗bit.ly/RightToBe-4-9 🔗on.nyc.gov/CGEGetInvolved #NYC #Equity #DDNYC2026

💡Join CGE for another event and sign up for CGE’s monthly bulletin! 🔗on.nyc.gov/CGEMailingList 🔗on.nyc.gov/CGEGetInvolved #CGE10 #IGEPS #NYC #GenderEquity

On 3/18 at John Jay College, CGE & @_IGEPS hosted a panel on #GenderEquityInitiatives in NYC!🎤 Professor Maria J. D’Agostino & panelists Priya Nair, Steven Chambers & Dora Mendez shared insights on progress, challenges & the path forward.

💸NYC Free Tax Prep! Eligibility: 💰Earned $97,000 or less w/ dependents in 2025. 💰Earned $68,000 or less w/o dependents in 2025. Services: ✅in person tax preparation; ✅drop off services; ✅virtual tax preparation; & ✅assisted self-preparation 🔗on.nyc.gov/2ANenDN

March 16-22 is #LGBTQHealthAwarenessWeek! 🌟 Everyone deserves bodily autonomy, access to gender-affirming care, sexual health & reproductive care, mental health care, preventative care, & treatment. 🔗on.nyc.gov/4i6QwhN 🔗on.nyc.gov/40ZDz2m 🔗bit.ly/LGBTQMHResourc…

📢 1 week away! Join CGE & IGEPS for a “Panel and Conversation: Gender Equity Initiatives in New York City. 📆March 18, 2026 ⌚6:30-8 p.m. 📍John Jay College, 524 W 59th street, NY, NY, 10019 🔗Register: on.nyc.gov/40WHu0f

Help us pick a name for our period campaign icon by voting☑️on your favorite name or 💬sharing your suggestions in the comments below⬇️ #MenstrualHealth #MenstrualEquity #NYC

💕CGE and NYC Her Future are launching the 2026 #PeriodCampaign! ✨As part of the 2026 period campaign, CGE and NYC Her Future will host: 1️.🎈a menstrual equity panel, and 2️.🎈a period product drive that will be open to all New Yorkers

🎇#CGE works to create a more gender-equitable city for all, including women! Take action on #IWD2026 📆CGE events: on.nyc.gov/CGEGetInvolved 📲Gender Equity Workshop: bit.ly/CGErequestform 📌Street harassment: bit.ly/3OiGj8m 💭 CGE’s resources: on.nyc.gov/CGEPublications

📢📜 CGE testified before the City Council’s Committee on Women and Gender Equity on the state of gender equity in NYC. 🔗Read CGE’s full testimony: on.nyc.gov/3OCHtvL 🔗 Watch the recording: on.nyc.gov/3Ox981d

🎉It’s a double celebration: WHM and CGE’s 10th anniversary! Celebrate WHM in NYC 📆on.nyc.gov/CGEGetInvolved 🌱bit.ly/46Hfi4K 📲Gender Equity Workshop: bit.ly/CGErequestform 💭CGE’s resources, research, & reports: on.nyc.gov/CGEPublications

✨Take action w/ #CGE during Women’s History Month! 💡#March awareness days: bit.ly/4t92zlc 📧Sign up for CGE updates: on.nyc.gov/CGEMailingList 📆 Attend CGE events: on.nyc.gov/CGEGetInvolved 🔗linktr.ee/nycgenderequity 🔗nyc.gov/311 #CGE10 #GenderEquity #WHM2026

🎂 Join CGE & IGEPS for a panel to discuss progress, challenges, & the work ahead. 👥Come share your experiences & help guide gender equity work in NYC! 📆March 18, 2026 ⌚6:30-8 p.m. 📍John Jay College, 524 W 59th street, NY, NY, 10019 🔗Register: jjay.cuny.edu/GEI

⏩ICE can enter public spaces w/o a warrant. ICE can’t: ❌legally enter a workplace private area; ❌enter employee-only spaces. You can: ✅ask ICE to show their ID/warrant; ✅use your right to remain silent; ✅state, “I don't consent to this search.” 🚨nyc.gov/knowyourrights🚨

Read CGE's December public statement: x.com/GenderEquityNY…

As the NYC Commission on Gender Equity made clear in December when the federal government proposed these harmful rules: Everyone deserves the care they need to thrive, and limiting options undermines the ability of families and doctors to make decisions.