This edition: In the Halls of Power: Women and the Future of NY Politics
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Original tape date: October 25, 2017. First aired: December 13, 2017.By 2018, NYC Council's 51-membership could have fewer than 10 women elected to serve-a sharp drop in female representatives. Invited by the Museum of the City of New York to host a discussion of this issue, Ronnie Eldridge talks with some of today's women leaders: Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Public Advocate Letitia James, former Speaker Christine Quinn, and former NYC Council President Carol Bellamy to speak about achieving gender parity in politics.
Guest List
Carol Bellamy Former President/NYC Council; Former NY State Senator, New York City & State Government
Hon. Letitia James New York City Public Advocate
Melissa Mark-Viverito Speaker, New York City Council
Christine C. Quinn Former NYC Council Speaker; President & CEO, WIN (Women in Need)
- Jerry Goldfeder: Election and Voting Rights Attorney
- Tuesday, November 11 - 11:30am
- Tuesday, November 18 - 11:30am
- Thursday, December 4 - 11:30am
- Carol Shapiro: Advocate/Activist for Criminal Justice Reform
- Wednesday, November 12 - 11:30am
- Wednesday, November 26 - 11:30am
- Thursday, November 27 - 11:30am
- Monday, December 1 - 11:30am
- Tuesday, December 2 - 11:30am
- Steven Zeidman: SecondLookProjectNY-CUNY School of Law
- Thursday, November 13 - 11:30am
- Ronald E. Richter: JCCA - Children's Welfare, A Calling
- Monday, November 17 - 11:30am
- Wednesday, November 19 - 11:30am
- Thursday, November 20 - 11:30am
- Monday, November 24 - 11:30am
- Tuesday, November 25 - 11:30am
- Wednesday, December 3 - 11:30am
- Tuesday, December 9 - 11:30am
- C. Virginia Fields Discusses Black Health
- Monday, December 8 - 11:30am
- Robert Polner: An Irish Passion for Justice
- Wednesday, November 5 - 11:30am
- Lisa J. Gugenheim: New York Hall of Science (NYSCI)
- Tuesday, November 4 - 11:30am
- Jerry Goldfeder: Election and Voting Rights Attorney
- Wednesday, October 15 - 11:30am
- Thursday, October 16 - 11:30am
- Monday, October 20 - 11:30am
- Tuesday, October 21 - 11:30am
- Wednesday, October 22 - 11:30am
- Thursday, October 23 - 11:30am
- Monday, October 27 - 11:30am
- Tuesday, October 28 - 11:30am
- Thursday, October 30 - 11:30am
- Thursday, November 6 - 11:30am
- Ronald E. Richter: JCCA - Children's Welfare, A Calling
- Tuesday, October 14 - 11:30am
- Wednesday, October 29 - 11:30am
- Monday, November 3 - 11:30am
- Monday, November 10 - 11:30am
- Mark Green: New York City's First Public Advocate
- Monday, October 13 - 11:30am

