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The Commission on the Status of Women works to assure that the women of Erie County have full participation on the issues that have an impact on their lives.

Buffalo, New York
Joined February 2012
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Join us as we start our "Women Wednesday" highlights - Each week, we will be sharing a spotlight on trailblazing women’s history, news, events, & more! #WomenWednesday
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Today, the @ECCStatusWomen hosted the Girls Civic Engagement Fall Seminar. Thank you to all that participated! This is always a great event and looks to enhance the knowledge of public service and elected office for our next generation of leaders!
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Congratulations to Kelly Dumas, ECCSW Advisory Board Chair and Founder of Dumas R.I.S.E. Providers, and ECCSW Community Partner and Collaborator, Sara Taylor, Founder of the Women of Color Summit for receiving awards from the @BNHRA for their ongoing commitment to DEIA work!
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It’s Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day! Did you know disabled moms make just 44 cents on the dollar to nondisabled dads? Meanwhile, they are still doing more with less, caring for kids, themselves, and often even parents. #DWEPD #MoreWithLess
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Latina women who work full time, year round, and part time earn only 53 cents for every $1 earned by a white male. Take a stand against pay discrimination & occupational segregation! We need #LatinaEqualPay for #Trabajadoras everywhere. #LatinaWomensEqualPayDay
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Join us today at 11:30am for the National Latina Women's Equal Pay Day virtual education session from the Economic & Upward Mobility Coalition. #LatinaWomensEqualPayDay
It's #WomenWednesday & we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Oct. 8th marks Latina Equal Pay Day & we would like to invite you to the Partners In Community Development's free virtual session - From Pay Equity to Economic Power: Advancing Latina Women's Economic Mobility.
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Please save the date to join us for Women and Work: Creating Sustainable Models to Support Women’s Advancement in the Workplace, a roundtable discussion series focusing on women in the workplace. R.S.V.P by October 1st at forms.cloud.microsoft/g/VsEv… or use the QR Code below.
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It's #WomenWednesday & we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Oct. 8th marks Latina Equal Pay Day & we would like to invite you to the Partners In Community Development's free virtual session - From Pay Equity to Economic Power: Advancing Latina Women's Economic Mobility.
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Did you know? In 1973, Congresswoman Bella Abzug, one of just 16 women serving in the U.S. House of Representatives at the time, championed legislation designating August 26th as Women’s Equality Day. Learn more from @womensday at internationalwomensday.com/M… #WomensEqualityDay
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Save the Date for the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women’s Women and Work Roundtable Discussion Series on September 10, 2026! RSVP by 9/4/2026 to [email protected]
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This week, Aug. 18, marked the 106th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Learn more from historian Heather C. Richardson’s piece the how a stalwart suffragist movement demanded that an all-male congress & president to do the right thing. heathercoxrichardson.substac…
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Today marks #MomsEqualPayDay — the day we use to shed light on the persistent wage gap experienced by mothers in the workplace. The motherhood penalty affects hiring, promotion, and lifetime earnings. And it's even more severe for Black, Latina, and Indigenous moms. #EqualPayNY
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For #BlackWomensEqualPayDay, we also want to highlight the discussion hosted by @EqualPay2dayOrg, "This is What Democracy Pays Like: A Conversation with Black Women Leaders on the Fight for Equitable Wages, Wealth, and Power Under Hostile Circumstances". youtube.com/watch?v=FZKeyxx_…
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This week marked Black Women's Equal Pay Day and the release of the Commission’s report, "Concrete Ceilings and Folding Chairs" - Black Women at Work in Erie County, in collaboration with @cornellilr. www3.erie.gov/csw/sites/www3… #BlackWomensEqualPayDay #EqualPayNY
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July 21, 2026. The day into the next year when the avg. Black woman must work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men earn in one. In New York, full-time Black women workers earn 66¢ to every $1 a white, non-Hispanic male worker earns in 1 year. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay #EqualPayNY
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