Assemblyman Al Stirpe (D-Cicero) announced that the Assembly once again passed the full Women’s Equality Act (A.8070). This 10-point agenda includes comprehensive reforms that would increase protections for victims of domestic violence, address pay inequity and end gender based discrimination and reinforce women’s health and reproductive rights.

“It is time that the State Senate steps up and passes the entire Women’s Equality Acts” said Assemblyman Al Stirpe. “The women of New York deserve action on all ten points.”

The Women’s Equality Act contains 10-points that accomplish the following:

1. Achieves pay equity
2. Prevents sexual harassment in the workplace
3. Strengthens human trafficking laws
4. Protects domestic violence victims
5. Protects reproductive rights
6. Ends housing discrimination for victims of domestic violence
7. Ends family status discrimination
8. Prevents pregnancy discrimination
9. Removes barriers to remedying discrimination
10. Stops source-of-income discrimination

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