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Tune-into the FREE Virtual Lunch & Learn event this Tuesday, December 13, at 11:30 AM: "Advancing Diversity, Equity, & I...
12/07/2022
ColoRise December Lunch and Learn

Tune-into the FREE Virtual Lunch & Learn event this Tuesday, December 13, at 11:30 AM: "Advancing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Workplace in 2023: Authenticity & Sustainability."

Speakers include Dr. Karen King, Erie County Commissioner of Public Advocacy & Executive Director of the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women.

Event details & registration:

December Theme: "Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace in 2023: Authenticity and Sustainability"

Photos from Karen Hoak, Hamburg Town Councilwoman's post
12/01/2022

Photos from Karen Hoak, Hamburg Town Councilwoman's post

This Thursday, December 1st at 5 PM: Join us at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library for a roundtable discussion on di...
11/28/2022

This Thursday, December 1st at 5 PM: Join us at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library for a roundtable discussion on diversity, equity, & inclusion. Hear from community members engaged in DEI initiatives. Discuss challenges & successes in creating impactful change. Participants will share experiences & how efforts have impacted our community.

See graphic for details. RSVP to Karen King: [email protected]

How, when and where to vote: A resource guide
11/04/2022
How, when and where to vote: A resource guide

How, when and where to vote: A resource guide

Election Day is November 8, and rules on voting vary from state to state and even county to county. Here’s how to find what you need to know.

On the Banned-Book Bus With Kimberlé Crenshaw
11/03/2022
On the Banned-Book Bus With Kimberlé Crenshaw

On the Banned-Book Bus With Kimberlé Crenshaw

During, a visit to America's book-banningest community, a scholar who helped develop critical race theory issued a warning for the country

10/26/2022

Thursday, October 27, @ 5 PM: Join us at The Buffalo History Museum for a roundtable discussion on diversity, equity, & inclusion.

Hear from community members engaged in DEI initiatives. Discuss challenges & successes in creating impactful change. Participants will share experiences & how efforts have impacted our community. See video for more!

RSVP to Karen King: [email protected]

Perspective | Dangerous beauty
10/20/2022
Perspective | Dangerous beauty

Perspective | Dangerous beauty

What does it mean to look our best? The person whose appearance is pleasant, familiar, likable is all the person who is valued.

Events | Health
10/18/2022
Events | Health

Events | Health

Class topics include health consequences of to***co use, NYS Public Health Law, types of products, signage requirements, proof of age requirements, enforcement & penalties & advertising requirements

Thursday, October 27, @ 5 PM: Join us at The Buffalo History Museum for a roundtable discussion on diversity, equity, & ...
10/17/2022

Thursday, October 27, @ 5 PM: Join us at The Buffalo History Museum for a roundtable discussion on diversity, equity, & inclusion. Hear from community members engaged in DEI initiatives. Discuss challenges & successes in creating impactful change. Participants will share experiences & how efforts have impacted our community. See graphic for details.

RSVP by October 25 to Karen King: [email protected]

Thank you to all of our community volunteers, students, master  gardeners and ECCSW Advisory Board members for making th...
10/03/2022

Thank you to all of our community volunteers, students, master gardeners and ECCSW Advisory Board members for making the Tribute Garden WNY 2022 Plant-a-Thon a great success!

“Women, Life, Freedom:" Stand with Women in Iran - GIWPS
09/28/2022
“Women, Life, Freedom:" Stand with Women in Iran - GIWPS

“Women, Life, Freedom:" Stand with Women in Iran - GIWPS

Women are at the forefront of widespread protests in Iran, demanding human rights and freedom following the tragic death of 22-year-old Mahsa Zhina Amini who was violently beaten and arrested by Iranian morality police for wearing an “inappropriate” hijab that did not “properly” cover her ha...

This Wednesday, September 21 is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Join us & Positive Steps NY for a special event 8:30 AM.Reg...
09/19/2022

This Wednesday, September 21 is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Join us & Positive Steps NY for a special event 8:30 AM.

Register at: PositiveStepsNY.com

💃🏽🕺🏽🎶🍲  continues, with music, crafts, food, & fun all month long. See graphic for events & programming, or go to: hispa...
09/19/2022

💃🏽🕺🏽🎶🍲 continues, with music, crafts, food, & fun all month long. See graphic for events & programming, or go to: hispanicheritagewny.org/events



Cc: Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York Inc., EC200 - Erie County Bicentennial, WNED PBS

Moms’ Equal Pay Day is September 8. Moms are paid 58 cents for every dollar paid to dads.Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is ...
09/08/2022
Equal Pay Day Calendar

Moms’ Equal Pay Day is September 8. Moms are paid 58 cents for every dollar paid to dads.
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is September 21. Black women are paid 58 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
Native Women’s Equal Pay Day is November 30. Native women are paid 50 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
Latina’s Equal Pay Day is December 8. Latinas are paid 49 cents for every dollar paid to white men.

There are more than one equal pay day to denote the day that women of color must work until before their wages catch up with men's.

08/30/2022

1st Amendment 1st Vote’s program content aligns with NYS educational standards.

Themes include:
Foundations of American Democracy; Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; Rights, Responsibilities and Duties of Citizenship; Political and Civic Participation; and, Public Policy. Bringing history to life also allows students context regarding policy and governance.

Discovering the forgotten women of silent cinema
08/29/2022
Discovering the forgotten women of silent cinema

Discovering the forgotten women of silent cinema

An exhibition of theater lobby cards at New York's Poster House celebrates women's contributions to silent movies both in front and behind the camera.

Trailblazers!
08/29/2022
These Black Women Changed America

Trailblazers!

Thirty years ago, photographer Brian Lanker made indelible images of historical lives; a new exhibition says their stories have never seemed more relevant

Stop Protecting “Good Guys”
08/11/2022
Stop Protecting “Good Guys”

Stop Protecting “Good Guys”

Rates of sexual harassment in medicine outpace all other science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) fields. When women speak up about sexism or sexual harassment in these workplaces, they’re often met with the “good guy” defense: “He didn’t mean anything by it. He....

07/19/2022

On this day in 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention began, widely considered to be the start of the women's rights movement in the United States. Held over two days at a church near Elizabeth Cady Stanton's home in Seneca Falls, NY, the event was organized by Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Jane C. Hunt, Martha Coffin Wright, and Mary Ann M'Clintock.

The convention is noted for the "Declaration of Sentiments," brilliantly modeled on the Declaration of Independence, and viewed as the movement's foundational and most influential document. In addition to some 200 women, about 40 men attended, including the famous African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Learn more about the convention: nps.gov/wori/index.htm

More about the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women at: erie.gov/csw

🎉 A big welcome to our summer interns! Senior Kate Richter & Junior Tulesi Suresh—both from Williamsville East High Scho...
07/18/2022

🎉 A big welcome to our summer interns! Senior Kate Richter & Junior Tulesi Suresh—both from Williamsville East High School—will be getting some hands-on experience with county government, public policy, and women's issues.

We're so glad to have you!

Learn more about ECCSW at: erie.gov/csw

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Hello! I am Kate Richter, a rising senior at Williamsville East High School.

I am excited to be interning at the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women because I am gaining experience for a potential career path. I am learning how policies work within county government. This summer, we are looking at how social media impacts women and girls. This is a passion of mine because social media has such a huge impact on all of our lives. We will be creating a survey and conducting focus groups with high school girls in WNY. The survey and focus group data we collect will be used to create a policy report which is very exciting! Since women's rights have always been a huge interest for me and this internship caters to that. I am excited for the rest of my time in the Public Advocacy office!

My personal interests include sports: I play defense for the Amherst Knights hockey association and have great passion for the Buffalo Bills!

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Hi everyone! I’m Tulesi Suresh, a rising junior at Williamsville East High School. I’m excited to be interning at ECCSW this summer! I am interested in learning more about public policy and how county government works, especially to try and see if it is what I would like to pursue in the future. The research process and collecting data through surveys and focus groups are skills I am excited to learn about in my time here. This summer, we are gathering information and discussing how social media affects different age groups of women, which is important to me because social media shapes many issues that I care about and affect our lives. Preparing to present our research for 1st Amendment 1st Vote in the fall is also important to me because it gives opportunities and knowledge to girls about how to engage in our community and government. I’m so thankful to learn more about women’s rights and public advocacy in my time here!

My personal interests include music, whether it is in the form of listening to music, singing, playing the piano, or going to concerts and jazz shows with my friends and family. I also love sports—I play tennis and am a huge Bills fan.

Coverture: The Word You Probably Don't Know But Should
06/30/2022
Coverture: The Word You Probably Don't Know But Should

Coverture: The Word You Probably Don't Know But Should

Coverture: The Word You Probably Don't Know But Should September 4, 2012 My mother-in-law loves this story. A few years ago, my husband, Andrew, and I went to apply for a mortgage. As a candidate for a house mortgage—and this is the part my mother-in-law loves—I characterize myself as “greater...

06/28/2022

The Supreme Court has unleashed chaos, uncertainty and untold harms by overturning Roe v. Wade. Here’s where every US state stands of as June 27 👇

Note: This graphic does not reflect some of the latest policy changes we're tracking, including in Utah and South Carolina. Visit our map for the latest info: https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/

With Roe v. Wade toppled, we do not have the same rights in all labor markets. In a global market, an empowered worker i...
06/28/2022
Opinion | Citizens No More

With Roe v. Wade toppled, we do not have the same rights in all labor markets. In a global market, an empowered worker is one who can migrate. With Dobbs, women cannot assume that we can safely work in Idaho the same way that we can in Oregon or Washington. I cannot negotiate wages or time off with an employer with the same risk profile as those who cannot become pregnant. An employer who offers lower pay in a state with abortion care indirectly benefits from women’s inability to take our labor on the open market across the nation. Thanks to a rogue court, women’s lives are now more determined by the accidents of our birth than they were a week ago - Tressie McMillan Cottom

Women pay a greater price for freedom than do men.

Photos from Erie County, NY's post
06/23/2022

Photos from Erie County, NY's post

After the Emancipation Proclamation, some slave owners kept the news from their slaves. In a 1941 recording, a former sl...
06/17/2022
'Juneteenth' Marks Day Slaves In Texas Were Told They Were Free

After the Emancipation Proclamation, some slave owners kept the news from their slaves. In a 1941 recording, a former slave recalls June 19, 1865, when slaves in Texas were told they were free.

"Voices from the Days of Slavery" is an online exhibition at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress. This story was brought to us by Hearing-Voices producer Barrett Golding.

After the Emancipation Proclamation, some slave owners kept the news from their slaves. In a 1941 recording, a former slave recalls June 19, 1865, when slaves in Texas were told they were free.

Today is  Day: Did you know that women in same-gender relationships often face a double pay gap?
06/15/2022

Today is Day: Did you know that women in same-gender relationships often face a double pay gap?

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A very special thank you to Dr. Karen King, Executive Director, Erie County Commissioner on the Status of Women, for honoring this writer during Women's History Month, 2018.
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