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NEW YORK, NEW YORK (April 1, 2026) — The NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE) today released its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting key achievements, ongoing challenges, and a forward-looking set of recommendations to advance gender equity across New York City.
“Economic justice and gender equity rise or fall together,” said Deputy Mayor Julie Su. “Closing pay gaps, protecting workers from exploitation, supporting caregivers, and expanding access to good jobs are not side issues. They are core to whether New Yorkers can build stable lives and share in the city’s prosperity. This report makes clear that if we want a fairer city, we have to confront the economic barriers that still shape who gets security, health, and opportunity.”
“Through collaboration, research, and community engagement, the commission continues to shine a light on inequities and drive meaningful change,” said Commissioner Afua Atta‑Mensah, NYC Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice. “By advancing equity not only as a principle but also as a measurable practice — grounded in the lived realities of New Yorkers most impacted by disparities — we ensure that policies reflect and respond to the needs of women, girls, and gender‑expansive communities across the five boroughs. Our work is rooted in structural reform, sustained partnership with communities, and the creation of concrete plans that advance racial, gender, and economic justice for all.”
“While we’ve made progress, gender inequities and disparities in economic justice, health, and safety — especially for women, girls, and LGBTQ+ New Yorkers — remain deeply entrenched,” said Executive Director Priya Nair, NYC Commission on Gender Equity. “These gaps affect people’s ability to earn fair wages, afford housing, access healthcare, and live healthy, stable lives. The commission’s work, steered by research, data, evidence-based policies, and program recommendations, charts a path forward to drive action, close gaps, and ensure all New Yorkers can thrive with true economic, health, and gender equity.”
Key Achievements
Over the past year, CGE strengthened its impact through policy leadership, interagency collaboration, and community engagement:
- Reinvigorated its commission by appointing new members and deepening engagement with gender equity leaders.
- Advanced major task forces and advisory bodies, including the Sexual Health Education Task Force, Marshall Plan for Moms Task Force, and the Street Harassment Prevention Advisory Board.
- Published the 2025 Guide for Women and TGNCNBI Workers Considering Nontraditional Careers, providing actionable recommendations to reduce occupational segregation.
- Launched the city’s first pay equity study in partnership with the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to examine wage gaps and job segregation across the municipal workforce.
- Expanded public engagement through workshops, resource fairs, and outreach, connecting New Yorkers to critical services and gender equity tools.
- Supported city agencies through trainings, mentorship programs, and the Gender Equity Interagency Partnership Conference.
Persistent Challenges
The report underscores ongoing disparities across CGE’s three focus areas — economic justice, health and reproductive justice, and safety:
- Women in New York State earn approximately 78 cents for every dollar earned by men, with significantly wider gaps for women of color.
- Occupational segregation continues to limit access to higher-paying jobs with better benefits.
- Maternal mortality and health inequities persist, particularly for Black women, with discrimination driving adverse outcomes.
- Street harassment remains widespread, with 7 in 10 New Yorkers reporting lifetime experiences.
- Rising costs and limited access to care and resources continue to impact women, caregivers, and LGBTQ+ communities.
2026 Priorities and Recommendations
Building on this work, CGE outlines key priorities for the year ahead:
- Advance the city’s pay equity study and support implementation of new pay transparency laws in the private sector.
- Publish the Marshall Plan for Moms Task Force report to improve conditions for working mothers, caregivers, and care workers.
- Release the Sexual Health Education Task Force’s revised recommendations.
- Expand public education efforts, including bystander intervention trainings and gender equity workshops.
- Develop a new strategic plan to guide CGE’s next decade of impact.
- Strengthen interagency collaboration and provide technical assistance to embed gender equity across city policies and programs.
- Continue community-centered initiatives, including resource fairs and campaigns addressing street harassment and menstrual equity.
As CGE marks its 10th anniversary, CGE reaffirms its commitment to advancing gender equity through data-driven policy, cross-sector collaboration, and meaningful engagement with New Yorkers.
About the NYC Commission on Gender Equity
Established in 2015 and codified in the City Charter in 2016, the NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE) works to create a deep and lasting institutional commitment to removing equity barriers across New York City. CGE addresses issues of inequity and discrimination facing girls, women, intersex, transgender, gender-nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people regardless of age, disability, ethnicity/race, faith, gender expression, immigrant status, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. Focusing across the areas of economic mobility and opportunity, health and reproductive justice, and safety, CGE ensures that the city leads in the development and implementation of best practices in gender equitable policies and programs for its workforce and its residents. For more information, visit nyc.gov/GenderEquity or visit us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
About the Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice
Launched in October 2023, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice (MOERJ) is dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable city for New Yorkers. As the city’s first centralized equity office, MOERJ is dedicated to working across all city agencies to create the first NYC Citywide Racial Equity Plan, with the goal of implementing policies, practices, and programs that promote social justice. This newly established office encompasses multi-agency bodies such as NYC Her Future (NHF), the NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE), the NYC Unity Project (UP), and the NYC Young Men’s Initiative (YMI), along with the collaborative initiatives of the NYC Pay Equity Cabinet (PEC) and the NYC Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & Equity (TRIE). To learn more about how MOERJ is advancing racial justice and engaging with New York City’s diverse communities, visit nyc.gov/Equity or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
