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From YouTube: BPD 30x30 Initiative Signing
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Mayor Wu and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox sign the 30x30 Initiative Pledge, a nationwide pledge to increase the presence of women in public safety. By signing, the BPD pledges to increase the number of women in its recruit classes to 30% by the year 2030.
B
Good
morning,
everybody
thanks
so
thanks
for
coming
in
here
today
and
today,
we're
here
to
actually
to
make
a
pledge
and
I'm
honored
to
to
sign,
as
well
as
some
other
members
of
our
department,
our
pledge
to
the
30
by
30
pledge
which
is
really
about.
How
do
we
continue
to
diversify
and
actually
make
this
environment
a
place
where
women
could
not
only
be
successful
but
be
a
major
portion
in
law
enforcement
as
they
should
be?
B
You
know
we
live
in
a
world
where
it
is
certainly
diverse
in
women
certainly
make
up
a
large
majority
of
that
of
that
population
and
I'm
honored
today,
actually
to
sign
on
a
commitment
to
bring
on
at
least
30
percent
women
in
each
Academy
class
that
we
bring
on.
You
know
each
each
class
from
now
until
2030,
MBR
and
so
I
want
to
start
off
by
acknowledging
the
members
of
the
Massachusetts
associations
and
women
law
enforcement,
who
are
here
with
us
today,
including
Vice
President
Chief,
Aaron,
karsha,
I'm.
B
You've
all
played
a
critical
role
in
getting
us
here
today
and
we
thank
you
for
your
your
initiative
and
your
push
to
make
this
happen,
not
only
here
but
all
throughout
the
country.
This
initiative
is
a
national
initiative
and
we're
joining
over
325
fellow
law
enforcement
agencies
in
becoming
part
of
this
pledge
going
forward.
B
The
goal
is
to
increase
the
representation
in
women
and
police
recruit
classes,
like
I,
said
before
30
by
the
year
2030,
and
to
ensure
that
you
know
our
culture
is
the
best
it
can
be
to
support
the
successful
careers
of
all
women
in
law
enforcement,
with
our
current
class
recruit
at
around
24.
Currently,
we've
made
significant
progress
in
increasing
the
number
of
women
to
serve
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
I'm.
B
C
Thank
you,
commissioner,
for
your
leadership
on
so
many
areas
and
Public,
Safety
and
representation,
and
making
sure
that
Boston
can
continue
to
lead
the
way
and
thank
you
to
all
of
our
officers.
Command
Staff
members
of
Mali,
who
are
here
today
and
a
special
thank
you
to
bpd's
women
in
blue.
Who
are
the
reason
why
we
have
in
in
Boston,
built
up
the
foundation
to
even
be
able
to
to
have
this
conversation
today.
So
thank
you
especially
superintendent,
Nora,
Bastian,
and
so
many
others.
I
know
officer.
C
C
We're
here,
first
and
foremost,
because
we
believe
in
achieving
Public
Safety
through
public
trust,
and
we
know
that
making
sure
we're
following
and
leading
the
way
in
community
policing
is
hard
if
the
community
doesn't
see
itself
completely
represented
in
those
who
are
charged
with
serving
and
protecting
the
fact
that
Nationwide
women
make
up
just
12
percent
of
active
duty
officers,
and
just
three
percent
of
leadership
of
departments
is
not
only
an
equity
issue.
It
is
a
public
safety
issue
as
well
when
it
comes
to
ensuring
that
our
residents
are
and
feel
safe
in
our
city.
C
Those
who
serve
must
reflect
the
people
and
the
neighborhoods
that
we
serve.
We
live
in
a
state
and
a
city
that
is
no
stranger
to
women
in
leadership
and
we're
proud
that
the
Boston
Police
Department
is
already
beating
National
averages
across
the
board.
We
have
15
representation
of
women
among
all
officers.
24
of
our
current
Academy
class
recruits
41
percent
of
Command
Staff,
and
we
want
to
do
even
more.
C
That's
why
we're
here
today,
as
the
oldest
and
best
police
force
in
the
country,
Boston
once
again
has
an
opportunity
to
lead
by
Paving
the
way
forward
with
a
more
Equitable
representative
and
community-oriented
approach
to
Public
Safety.
So
thank
you
again
to
Molly
bpd's
women
in
blue
everyone
at
the
police
department.
My
colleagues
here
city
council,
president
Ed
Flynn,
City
councilor
at
large
Aaron
Murphy
for
all
of
their
support
and
leadership
in
making
sure
that
our
city
and
every
role
in
leadership
reflects
our
community
and
I'll
just
reflect
a
little
bit.
C
C
When
I
was
first
elected
to
the
council
in
2013
that
election
year
we
doubled
the
number
of
women
serving
on
the
Boston
city
council
when
I
joined,
we
went
from
one
to
two
women
on
our
13-member
body
and
back
in
at
that
time,
it
was
always
we
always
were
called
the
women
counselors
right,
Ayanna
and
me,
and
even
the
next
year,
when
we
doubled
again
and
had
four
out
of
13
counselors,
it
was
still
what
are
the
women
counselors
planning?
What
are
the
women
counselors
doing
anytime?
C
They
wrote
about
us
in
the
paper,
would
be
the
woman
counselor
this
and
that
by
the
time
the
next
election
cycle
rolled
on
around
and
we
added
two
more
and
women
were
such
a
critical
mass
of
that
body.
I,
don't
know
that
councilor
Murphy's
ever
been
referred
to
as
a
woman
counselor,
because
it's
just
normal
and
expected
and
that's
how
it
should
be
across
every
industry.
C
We
want
our
kids
to
grow
up
knowing
and
seeing
not
even
having
to
think
about
whether
certain
jobs
are
for
only
boys
or
girls
or
or
this
or
that
portion
of
our
community.
We
want
our
jobs,
our
leadership
positions,
our
opportunities
to
truly
be
open
to
all,
and
we
want
the
best
possible
people
sitting
in
these
jobs
and
serving
our
city
I'm
so
proud
to
serve
alongside
such
incredible
leaders.
Here,
women
and
some
men
who
are
are
in
charge
and
leading
the
way
and
we're
excited
to
do
even
more.
C
B
D
My
name
is
Aaron
karsha
I'm,
the
chief
of
police
at
Babson,
College
and
I'm.
Here
today,
representing
Molly,
the
Massachusetts
Association
of
women
in
law
enforcement,
as
the
vice
president
of
the
board.
I
wanted
to
share
that
our
Mali
executive
board
and
many
members,
including
those
here
today,
are
so
appreciative
of
the
Boston
Police
Department's
leadership
towards
this
exciting
initiative.
D
D
Currently,
women
make
up
only
12
percent
of
sworn
officers.
Three
percent
of
police
leadership
in
the
United
States,
many
of
which
are
in
the
room
today,
which
is
great.
This
underrepresentation
of
women
in
policing,
has
significant
Public,
Safety
applications
and
direct
impact
on
the
communities
we
serve.
So
I
just
want
to
reiterate
on
behalf
of
Molly.
This
ceremony
here
today
affirms
that
Boston
Police
Department
is
taking
the
lead
in
being
a
role
model
for
other
agencies
across
the
state.
D
E
Thank
you,
commissioner,
Cox
and
Maya
Wu
and
Ice
I
certainly
support
this
initiative
as
well.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
again
to
the
mayor
and
to
the
commissioner
so
leading
the
way
on
this.
Let
me
just
leave
you
with
two
quick
stories.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
also
to
the
boss,
the
woman
on
the
Boston
Police
Department,
that
reached
out
to
me
many
months
ago
and
I
had
the
opportunity
to
listen
to
them
on
a
conference
call
about
the
important
role
women
offices
play
in
our
city.
E
I
already
knew
that,
but
it
was
great
to
hear
that,
because
it's
it's
important
for
the
public
to
know
exactly
what
is
happening
across
the
city
in
its
women
police
officers
that
are
doing
tremendous
work
in
every
neighborhood
of
the
of
the
city.
The
second
point
I
wanted
to
make.
As
I
was.
You
know.
E
Can
a
woman
be
a
police
officer,
but
the
pride
she
had
in
telling
the
story
about
her
career
as
a
police
officer
really
resonated
with
a
lot
of
those
young
young
girls
that
were
present
so
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
women
police
officers
that
do
an
incredible
job
in
our
city
every
day
and
we're
very
proud
of
you.
Thank
you.
F
Council
bird
hi,
everyone
I'm
happy
to
be
here,
I'd
like
to
say
there's.
Eight
women
on
the
council
now
definitely
have
a
majority
but
I
always
say
the
more
women
in
all
departments
across
the
city,
the
better
we
are
as
a
city.
I
was
a
school
teacher
for
over
20
years,
where
most
BPS
teaches
a
women.
So
we
always
wanted
more
men
in
our
profession,
and
we
know
that
safety
police
officers
it's
many
many
times,
men
who
choose
this
as
a
profession.
F
So
thank
you
to
maribu,
commissioner
Cox
the
department
for
investing
in
making
sure
we
can
recruit
and
retain
more
women,
but
also
thank
you
to
like
superintendent,
Bastin
and
others
that
you've
shown
women
that
you
don't.
You
can
become
a
police
officer,
but
you
can
also
rise
in
the
ranks
and
you'll
be
respected
as
you
move
up.
So
that's
another
commitment.
I
know
we
want
to
make
that
we're
also
promoting
more
women
to
leadership
roles.
F
C
C
B
C
G
So
a
couple
things
I
think
can't
see
a
question
way
back
historically
policing
was,
you
were
hired
up
to
civil
service
exam,
which
it
was
a
list,
and
the
mail
was
mostly
from
the
military
military,
mostly
men,
and
then
policing
has
changed
over
the
years.
So
policing
is
no
longer
just
knocking
down
doors
and
you've
seen
the
shift
about
policing
and
policing
is
about
building
relationships
which
attracted
a
lot
of
females
and
I,
see
I.
G
Think
that
seeing
that
the
job
isn't
is
also
that
you
can
build
relationships
and
trust,
and
you
can
also
use
the
tools
that
it's
about
working
with
community
and
sitting
down
at
a
table
and
having
a
conversation
which
a
lot
of
women
you
know
we
have
a
better
time
doing
and
we
can
come
to
the
table
and
just
be
able
to
push
the
community
forward,
and
it's
not
I
think
it's
more
attractive
now,
because
they
see
us
in
them.
They
see
us
out
there
at
schools
reading
to
kids.
G
They
see
us
out
there
with
the
whole
uniform
and
they
say
I
think
I
can
do
that.
I
think
I
can
relate
to
that.
So
I
think,
because
they
see
more
of
us
out
there
over
the
years
and
playgrounds
in
schools
all
across
the
community
coming
out
of
these
cards
and
answering
Radio
Calls
I
think
that
was
the
big
attraction.
That
is
why
people
wanted
to
come
on
the
job
and
not
more.
Women
wanted
to
come
on
the
job
now,
but
the
hindermans
I
believed
before
was
that
Civil
Service
there
was
a
list.
G
It
was
very
attractive
job
the
list
was
had
to
get
on
and
when
you
break
it
down
military
got
preference.
So
I
think
it
was
extremely
hard
to
get
on
years
ago,
including
some
physical
things
to
get
into
the
academy
which
since
then
have
been
removed,
so
I
think
I
believe
that's
why
it's
less
but
I
think
that's.
Why
now
you
see
it
Rising.
H
And
I
think
personally,
for
me:
I
always
talk
about
when
I
have
an
opportunity
to
talk
to
young
girls.
I
talk
about
being
a
young
girl,
especially
a
woman
of
color
I,
never
seen
any
female
officers
growing
up
and
it
wasn't
until
I
was
11
years
old
at
the
commons
waiting
for
the
bus
with
my
mother
and
my
brother
and
I
seen
this
woman
on
a
horse
and
that's
when
I
knew
that
this
was
the
job.
H
For
me,
this
is
something
I
wanted
to
do
so,
no
matter
wherever
I
am
whatever
time
it
takes
that
there's
ever
a
young
girl
who
wants
to
have
a
job
in
law
enforcement.
I'll
take
the
extra
time
to
talk
about
it
and
I'll
tell
them
about
the
pitfalls
of
when
I
was
in
Academy.
How
I
struggled
with
the
runs
and
just
the
things,
but
also
the
motivation
that
I
knew.
This
was
something
I
want
to
do
long
term.
C
G
G
They
used
to
be
male
dominated.
You
now
see
females
in
that
role,
including
the
leadership
roles,
because
mayor
Wu,
I,
remember
when
you
came
on
the
council.
I
was
the
only
female,
Command
Staff
so
to
see
the
female
Command,
Staff
and
Leadership
roles,
like
you
said,
I
think
people
say
I
can
be
a
part
of
that
because
you
don't
just
want
to
be
a
part
of
it.
You
want
to
be
accepted
and
you
want
to
be
able
to
grow
in
a
department
and
I.
Think
that's
the
difference.