Plan aims to help women
Actress, Time’s Up movement leader helps unveil agenda
Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore helped Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration unveil the governor’s series of initiatives aimed at improving the lives of women in New York.
Moore joined Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday at Lincoln Center in Manhattan for an event launching the governor’s Women’s Justice Agenda. Cuomo, a Democrat, was in Albany and did not attend the event.
Cuomo’s list of proposals for 2019 includes eliminating the statute of limitations for rape claims and increasing protections against sexual harassment in the workplace. Some related initiatives have been passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature and signed into law by the governor.
Moore is a leader of the Time’s Up movement fighting sexual harassment and promoting equality in the work place. She won the 2015 Oscar for best actress for her performance in “Still Alice.”
Also on hand at the event to unveil the initiatives was Secretary to the Governor and Chair of the New York State Council on Women and Girls Melissa Derosa.
In her address at the gathering, Derosa said the administration is joining forces with Time’s Up to increase protections against harassment in the workplace. “We will make it easier for employees who face sexual harassment in the workplace to hold their employers accountable under the New York Human Rights Law,” she said. “We will mandate that even if an employee signs an NDA (non-disclosure agreement), he or she can still come forward about harassment or discrimination in the workplace. And we will require all employers to notify their employees about sexual harassment policies so workers know their rights.”