NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today appointed seven new Commissioners and one new Honorary Commissioner to the Commission on Gender Equity. The Commission, launched by Mayor de Blasio on June 24, 2015, is an advisory body that works across City Agencies to help achieve the Mayor’s commitment to reduce gender-based inequity and build a safer, […]
Honoring Dr. Susan Fuhrman, Arthur Steinmetz, Ana Duarte McCarthy and the 2015 Academy of Women Leaders New York City, NY– The YWCA of New York City hosts its 42nd Annual SALUTE Luncheon on Friday, November 13, 2015, at the Marriott Marquis, located at 1535 Broadway. As one of the city’s most significant largest yearly tributes […]
By Dr. Danielle Moss Lee Why would anyone choose to lead these days? I mean, our country is struggling mightily, morally, and spiritually depending on who you ask. The aspirational democracy we hoped to become is either living up to its potential or slipping through our fingers depending on whom you ask. Maybe my anxiety […]
BNY Mellon managing director succeeds Marcia Sells of Columbia University as chairperson of leading women-and-girls empowerment, education and advocacy social justice organization NEW YORK CITY, NY – Debra Baker, managing director and head of Global Risk Solutions at BNY Mellon, has been named Chair of the Board of Directors of the YWCA of the City of […]
A new movement that promotes cross-generational relationships and new opportunities for girls and women began in earnest on Monday, June 1, at the YWCA of the City of New York’s 21stCentury Potential to Power Girls Symposium. YWCA president Dr. Danielle Moss Lee kicked off the bold new campaign, officially christened as #YWWomanKind, at the annual […]
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 24, 2015– For her achievements as the president and chief executive officer of the YWCA of the City of New York (YWCA-NYC), Danielle Moss Lee, Ed.D. has been named one of 2015’s “25 Influential Black Women in Business” by the Network Journal. Under Dr. Moss Lee’s leadership, the YWCA-NYC has […]
Today, the YW announced that they will honor Managing Director and Global Head of Diversity at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Patricia A. David, former Chief Executive Officer at NYSE Euronext, Duncan L. Niederauer, the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation and more than 20 women hailing from some of New York City’s most prestigious companies during the 41st […]
In a collaboration designed to bridge the technology gap for women and girls, Time Warner Cable and the YWCA of the City of New York will unveil the new Time Warner Cable Learning Lab at a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 17, 2014.
On Friday, June 20, 2014, the YWCA of the City of New York honored Vanessa Bush, Aja Monet and Reshma Saujani at its annual Summer Soiree to celebrate their professional accomplishments and contributions to their respective sectors.
The YWCA of the City of New York today announced that nearly two hundred New York City high school girls took over John Jay College in New York City for the City of New York’s inaugural Potential to Power© Girls Symposium on June 2, 2014.