“Today we take time to celebrate women around the world and the tremendous and meaningful contributions they have made to society. I am proud to say in the last two years I helped usher through a comprehensive package of women’s equality laws in the Legislature that protect against sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination and toughen penalties for domestic violence,” siad Hawley.
“New York has a proud and honored legacy of pushing for women’s rights and protections. The birth of the women’s rights movement happened in Seneca Falls – right in our backyard,” he added. My grandmother, Emma Morris Hawley, who served on the Batavia School Board, was one of the first women elected to a school board in New York State, and my Great Aunt, Ella Hawley Crossett, stood alongside Susan B. Anthony in the fight for women’s rights.”
“We have come so far as a state and a nation in furthering women’s rights and I look forward to continuing to champion that cause in the years to come.”
Assemblyman Hawley represents the 139th District, which consists of Genesee, Orleans and parts of Monroe County. For more information, visit Assemblyman Hawley’s Official Website.
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