Women push forward in politics and work at Cornell study
The Cornell Institute and Washington research center report women’s progress across economics health and political participation. New York gains a female US senator Hillary Rodham Clinton oath day, yet state ranks low for voter registration and poverty. Onondaga County shows higher women’s registration and increasing numbers in county legislature and local courts.
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The Institute for Women Policy Research notes gains in female legislators but many local posts remain male dominated. In Oswego County four of five local supervisors and mayors are men, while state totals rose from 28 to 46 women in the legislature though full parity remains distant. Women credit tenure and leadership roles for advancement, while observers warn against complacency and call for active recruitment.
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New York Ranks Low in Women’s Political Participation
A report titled The Status of Women in the States 2000 places New York near the bottom for women’s political participation. It assesses voter registration turnout women’s elected representation and resources such as commissions and TAUCUSES with rankings of all 50 states led by Maine Washington and California.
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Women are shut out of GOP chair roles in Congress
The Associated Press reports that Republican leaders pass over two female candidates for committee chairmanships, naming all white male chairs. Critics argue the move signals a failure to advance women, while some say seniority and qualifications guided the picks.
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The Status of Women in the States 2000 places New York in 10th for employment measures and 9th for health indicators among 50 states plus D.C. The report shows New York women earning an average 28126 a year, 79.3 of men’s earnings, and 80.8 health insurance coverage. It ranks 48th in labor force participation, 14th in white collar share, 12th in college degrees, and 24th in women-owned businesses, with reproductive rights rated eighth overall. health outcomes are poor, as New York finishes last in nine health measures including heart and breast cancer mortality and diabetes incidence. The source is The Institute for Women’s Policy Research and Cornell’s Institute for Women and Work.
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