Bill Text: NY K00757 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 757 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 12, 2020, as Women of Color in Tech Day in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-02-11 - adopted [K00757 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00757-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 757

BY: M. of A. Walker

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        March 12, 2020, as Women of Color in Tech Day in the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  custom  of this Legislative Body to recognize
official days that are set aside to increase awareness of the importance
of improving gender and racial/ethnic diversity in the  New  York  State
technology sector; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo to proclaim Thursday, March 12,
2020, as Women of Color in Tech Day in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, Founded in 2000 and headquartered in  Brooklyn,  New  York,
NPower   has   a  proven  tech-workforce  training  model  which  serves
approximately 1,300 young adults, ages 18-25 each year; and

  WHEREAS, NPower's 40 BY 22 Initiative, and the  Women  of  Color  In
Tech  Coalition  aims to increase the enrollment of young women of color
to 40% (currently 25%) by 2022; and

  WHEREAS, The goal of this vital initiative is to improve gender  and
racial/ethnic  diversity  in  the tech pipeline, especially for women of
color by launching Women of Color  in  Tech  Day,  and  a  coalition  to
increase the representation and retention of young women of color in New
York State's technology sector; and

  WHEREAS,  Women of Color in Tech Day is an annual day of information
distribution, recruitment, training and  job  placement;  the  nearly  6
million  jobs  expected  to require tech skills in the future, currently
project only 3.2 million in the candidate pool; and

  WHEREAS, The technology sector in New York is growing fast  and  the
jobs  pay  considerably  higher  wages  than  what can be found in other
industries; and

  WHEREAS, Encouraging Women of Color  in  Tech  will  build  respect,
dignity,  fairness,  equity  and  self-esteem  for  women;  it will also
provide critical economic advantages to women of color who may not  have
had access to traditional paths into technology jobs; and

  WHEREAS,  Our society is greatly benefited by the purposeful efforts
of coalitions that unite for the cause of improving the quality of  life
for  others,  and  that proactively work toward the goal of equality for
all; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to proclaim March 12, 2020, as
Women of Color in Tech Day; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.