Category: Features & analyses
Written by Khatia Mikadze At New Women New Yorkers, we not only write about success stories of immigrant women in New York City, but we also raise awareness about challenges and important issues these women face. Those of you who read our blog would likely agree that gender is what makes this group “marginalized within marginalized,” as we often call it. But in this post, we touch on a group that’s marginalized even further: transgender immigrants who identify themselves as...
Written by Arielle Kandel Two weeks ago, the Speaker of the New York City Council, Melissa Mark-Viverito, officially announced the launch of the Young Women’s Initiative, the “first initiative in the nation to specifically target and address systemic disparities faced by young women.” This project is described as a multiplatform coalition that will aim at “supporting young women in New York City and combating chronic racial and gender inequality in outcomes when it comes to healthcare, education, involvement in...
Written by Sabrina Axster Most people in New York have, at some point in late September, run into a roadblock. Parts of Midtown were on complete lock-down for several days. Why? Like every year, hundreds of world leaders — including Barack Obama and presidents, prime ministers, and majesties from countries all over the world — came to take part in the General Debate of the UN General Assembly. Many of them joined the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit which...
Written by Edil Cuepo “Do you have a bank account?” It’s a question that most college students and young and middle-aged professionals in New York would roll their eyes at. Who doesn’t have a bank account, right? I thought the same thing — but I was stunned when I saw the numbers. A significant number of adults in New York City go “unbanked” (or without a bank account) every year. According to a survey by the New York City...
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