New York’s Promise to Women: Ever Upward
Since the inception of the women’s rights movement in Seneca Falls in 1848, New York has a long and proud legacy of leading the way to advance women’s rights.
Governor Cuomo knows that when women succeed, New York succeeds, and he has made historic achievements to advance women’s equality with robust women's rights agendas in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
2019's accomplishments included the Reproductive Health Act, pay equity legislation, new workplace harassment protections, extending the statute of limitations for rape in the second degree and third degree and a series of policies to reduce maternal mortality and racial disparities.
New York will continue to lead the nation in not only protecting, but also advancing women’s rights until we achieve true gender equality for all New York women.
Making New York a Model of Equality for Women
Banning the "Pink Tax"
Gender-based pricing discrimination for substantially similar or like kind goods and services has been prohibited by law.
2018 Women's Opportunity Agenda
The FY 2019 Budget includes items from Governor Cuomo's bold women's agenda to help women succeed in every area: work, health safety, education and family life.
Women's Equality Agenda
New laws help achieve pay equity, strengthen human trafficking laws and protections for domestic violence victims, and end pregnancy discrimination.
Securing Access to Reproductive Health Services in New York
Making New York a Model of Equality for Women
Expanding Health Insurance Access to Pregnant NY'ers
Governor Cuomo signed legislation making NY the first state to allow pregnant women to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time.
Preventing Discrimination Against Pregnant & Postpartum Women
Insurers cannot refuse to issue, renew, or cancel any policy because of past treatment for a mental disability, including maternal depression.
Mandating Fertility Treatment Coverage
New guidelines require health insurers to provide coverage for infertility treatment to all covered New Yorkers, regardless of sexual orientation or marital status.
The best protection is early detection
Get Screened, No Excuses
New York State has taken the most aggressive action in the nation to improve access to breast cancer screening by helping more women gain access to the health care and services they need and deserve.
New York Stands Tall with All Women
MWBE Utilization Rate Increases
The utilization rate for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises on State contracts increased to 29.13% for the 2018-19 Fiscal Year - the highest in the nation.
The "Women's Building"
New York's first-ever "Women's Building" is being developed to unite more than a dozen women-focused organizations, empowering generations to come.
Commemorating Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary
Celebrating the women who set out on a path for equality, and ultimately changed the course of history, not only in NY but across the nation.
