On the other hand, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, Co-Chair of the Child Care Availability Task Force, said, “We want to ensure that single parents are provided with the resources they need…”
Meanwhile, Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor and Chair of the Council on Women and Girls, commented that the gender gap is disproportionately affecting single mothers in New York. She also stated, “We will not continue a cycle where women are being held back, while men continue to propel ahead.”
The program is part of the Cuomo’s 2019 Women’s Justice Agenda to ensure pay equity and close the gender wage gap. Last year, he proposed a legislation that prohibits employers from asking prospective workers about their salary history.
The State of New York is leading the nation in closing the gender wage gap. It has the smallest gender wage gap nationwide. Currently, Women in the state are earning 89 cents for every dollar men earn. Women nationally are just earning 80 cents for every dollar men earn.
