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A
Okay,
great
good
afternoon,
everyone
welcome
to
the
september
2021
meeting
of
the
gender
equity
commission.
A
For
those
of
you
who
are
watching
us
live
on
youtube
or
listening.
Welcome
and
thank
you
for
being
with
us.
We
are
going
to
go
ahead
and
get
started.
My
name
is
mandini
trauer.
I
am
the
chair
of
the
gender
equity
commission
and
I'm
a
little
under
the
weather
so
to
spare
myself
and
everyone
with
us
watching
and
present.
A
I
am
going
to
keep
my
video
off
today,
but
welcome
and
let's
go
ahead
and
get
started,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
judy
for
graciously
agreeing
to
take
notes
for
today's
meeting
and
judy,
given
the
number
of
commissioners
who
are
not
going
to
be
here
rather
than
going
through
and
doing
the
full
roll
call.
We'll
just
note
those
who
are
here
with
us
today
and
so
of
course,
commissioner
hale,
you
are
present.
A
Everyone,
if
that's
okay,
commissioner
lyon,
is
with
us
hello,
commissioner
manuel
is
present.
I
see
commissioner
amy
hello,
commissioner
schultz
is
with
us
as
well.
I
did
hear
from
commissioner.
Oh
commissioner,
gross
is
joining
us,
wonderful
and
then
commissioner
hanson
commissioner
higginbothan,
commissioner
overton,
and
I
know
the
three
of
them
reached
out
to
me.
They
are
not
able
to
make
it
for
various
reasons.
A
Oh
and
commissioner
davidson
also
reached
out,
so
they
will
not
be
joining
us
today.
For
various
reasons.
Some
people
are
under
the
weather.
Some
people
had
other
obligations
that
they
were
conflicting
today,
and
so
there
are
a
limited
number
of
us,
but
that
is
okay.
We
are
going
to
move
forward.
A
And
so
just
very
quickly,
we
are
still
without
a
secretary,
and
so
in
the
meantime,
until
or
unless
anyone
nominates
or
steps
forward,
I
am
asking
for
commissioners
to
volunteer
on
a
rolling
basis
to
take
the
meeting
minutes
during
our
meetings.
A
Right
now.
That
is
the
most
pressing
thing.
We
would
love
to
have
a
fifth
person
on
the
executive
committee.
You
know
for
various
reasons,
especially
in
the
event
you
know
just
just
for
accountability,
etc.
However,
what's
really
important
is
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
stay
in
compliance
and
are
taking
a
proper
record?
A
What
is
good
about
the
fact
that
we
are
recording
and
on
youtube?
Is
that
whoever
does
take
the
minutes?
If
you
miss
anything,
you
can
always
watch
the
video
and
take
notes.
So
commissioner
hale
has
graciously
agreed
to
do
that
today
and
so
moving
forward,
whoever
I
would
like
to
volunteer.
We
basically
have
october
and
november
left
and
then
december.
A
We
have
kind
of-
I
don't
know,
we've
kind
of
gone
back
and
forth
whether
or
not
we
have
december
meetings
and
we
can
make
that
decision.
But
basically
we
only
have
up
to
three
meetings.
Left
in
the
year,
so
if,
if
three
people
step
forward,
that
means
that
each
person
only
has
to
commit
to
taking
notes
for
one
meeting.
So
no
one
has
to
say
anything
now,
especially
because
there's
only
half
of
you
here
so
no
pressure.
A
But
if
anyone
wants
to
vomit
here
for
october,
just
email
me
and
let
me
know,
and
and
again
if
anyone
would
like
to
be
on
the
executive
committee
for
the
remainder
of
our
year.
Please
let
myself
and
commissioner
is
it:
is
it
coffee,
lion
or
lion?
It's
coffee
for.
A
Excuse
me,
okay,
so
thank
you
so,
commissioner
coffee.
So
if
you
would
please
reach
out
to
commissioner
coffee
if
you
would
like
to
be
secretary,
but
if
you
would
just
like
to
volunteer
in
the
meantime
to
take
meeting
minutes,
just
email
me
directly
and
let
me
know
so:
that's
really
all
that
we
have.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions
about
the
minutes.
A
Secretary
august
we
had
our
retreat,
and
I
just
our
meeting
was
essentially
five
minutes
of
me.
Just
giving
a
recap
update
to
everyone
so
really
really
didn't
have
a
meeting
for
minutes.
So
the
only
minutes
that
we
really
would
need
to
vote
on
is
july.
A
So
I
so
and
of
course
we
don't
have
enough
people
to
vote
on
that,
but
we
certainly
want
to
make
sure
that
we
do
vote
on
that
to
get
that
into
the
official
record
for
the
october
meeting
and
so
we'll
make
sure
that
everyone
has
a
copy
of
those
minutes
for
that
meeting.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions
about
that?
A
Okay,
all
right,
so
we
didn't
get
a
chance.
Commissioners
did
not
get
a
chance
to
submit
reports
ahead
of
today's
meeting,
and
so
I
was
hoping
to
get
a
brief
report
out.
A
We
do
know
that,
of
course,
commissioner
manuel
and
the
workforce
equity
team
has
some
things
to
share,
but
I
wanted
to
give
folks
an
opportunity
just
to
kind
of
quickly
share
what
their
committees
have
been
up
to
with
everyone
and
so
governance
and
leadership.
Commissioner,
coffee
any
updates
to
report
out
to
the
commission.
B
The
only
update
that
we
have
hello
everyone,
the
only
update
that
we
have
is
that
we
are
going
to
reflect
and
consider
the
feedback
given
at
our
working
retreat
last
month,
and
there
were
some
thoughts
around
our
governing
guidelines
guiding
principles
document
that
folks
wanted
to
include
into
a
new
document.
So
we
are
compiling
that
feedback
and
looking
to
present
it
to
the
entire
commission.
At
the
next
commission
meeting.
A
That's
awesome,
and
I
also
quickly
want
to
give
another
shout
out
to
the
governance
and
leadership
committee
for
an
incredible
retreat
and
especially
commissioner
lyon.
Excuse
me,
commissioner.
Coffee
excuse
me
for
your
fan,
the
incredible
facilitation
of
that
meeting.
It
was
really
wonderful
and.
A
Putting
that
together
for
us,
it
was
time,
certainly
well
spent
and
much
appreciated
to
you
all,
and
that
sounds
absolutely
wonderful.
Anybody
have
any
questions
for
the
governance
leadership
committee
on
that:
okay,
great
so
gender
analysis,
so
unfortunately,
both
commissioners,
hanson
and
higginbotham
are
out
today.
A
Commissioner
schultz,
any
updates
from
the
gender
analysis
committee
to
share
out.
C
So
I
think
that
the
last
meeting
we
did
have
a
meeting.
I
wasn't
there,
I
think
judy.
Commissioner
hill
was
there,
so
you
might.
D
C
To
give
a
better
summary
than
I
can,
but
my
understanding
is
that
the
desire
is
to
eventually
move
forward
with
some
kind
of
climate
survey
involving
city
of
pittsburgh
employees,
but-
and
I
think
the
idea
was
discussed-
to
have
maybe
a
koro
fellow
or
someone
involved
in
that
process,
but
that's
not
in
the
budget
right
now,
so
we're
kind
of
just
waiting
to
see
what
the
resources
will
be
to
carry
out
a
survey
of
that
nature.
C
Commissioner
hale
is
there
anything
that
should
be
added
to
that.
I
believe.
E
C
So
it's
my
understand:
it's
not
what
we
were
discussing
last
year.
The
the
issue
that
we've
run
into
consistently
is
with
resources
and
the
ability
to
fully
fund
a
community-based
portion
in
the
way
that
would
do
it.
Justice
hasn't
really,
especially
with
covid,
been
an
opportunity
for
us
to
explore
when
we
did
get
very
close
by
putting
out
the
last
rfp.
C
Nobody
was
a
really
good
match
for
the
work
in
a
way
that
I
think
we
felt
it
would
make
sense
to
move
forward.
C
We
were
kind
of
replicating
a
lot
of
the
past
mistakes
if
we
would
have
moved
forward
with
that,
so
the
decision
was
in
committee
conversations
to
switch
gears
a
little
bit
because
a
it
would
still
be
in
compliance
with
the
ordinance
to
do
a
a
survey
that
was
more
internal
about
climate
survey
at
the
city
level
for
city
employees
and
then
kind
of
wait
to
see
how
the
community-based
piece
potentially
plays
out
mostly
with
funding.
It's
mostly
a
funding
issue.
At
this
point.
A
You
know,
as
we
know
the
challenges
of
a
survey
when
we
do
the
community,
the
community
focus
where
we
try
to
gather
community
input
so
because
it
was
the
workforce,
there's
much
greater
chance
of
getting
the
sampling
that
we
need
to
better
represent
the
full
city
or
the
intersections
needed.
So
I
I
I
believe
that
is
the
reason
why
they
decided
to
move
forward
with
the
the
survey
in
addition
to
everything
that
was
just
said.
C
Yeah
and
also,
I
think
that
it
was
discussed
that
it
would
be
a
great
opportunity
for
the
incoming
administration
to
potentially
get
a
sense
of
what
some
of
the
issues
internally
are
and
what
some
of
the
strengths
are,
because
the
climate
survey
doesn't
just
criticize
but
brings
to
light
some
things
that
are
being
done
well.
So
we
also
thought
it
would
be
a
really
great
opportunity
to
collect
some
data
about
general
climate
across
gender
and
race
at
the
city
level.
So
that's
kind
of
how
the
how
the
conversations
have
been
going.
A
A
Okay.
I
appreciate
you
both
for
stepping
up
and
giving
us
that
update.
Okay.
Commissioner
manuel,
we
know
that
you
have
some
really
great
and
exciting
updates
from
the
workforce.
Equity
committee.
G
Thank
you
and
yes,
we
do
have
some
exciting
information,
and
that
is
you
know.
Last
november
we
had
kicked
off
the
fact
of
the
work
that
this
workforce
equity
committee
had
been
working
on
for
the
previous
two
years
and
we
focus
on
closing
the
pay
gap,
the
gender
pay
gap
in
greater
pittsburgh,
and
so
we
have
that
very
special
partnership
with
aauw
american
association
university
women
and
what
is
great
that
will
occur
starting
tomorrow
evening,
september
22nd
and
then
every
other
week.
G
Thereafter
we
will
be
having
our
work:
smart
training,
shops,
virtual,
and
we
are
inviting
any
and
everyone
to
to
attend
this
respective
training.
It
is
only
one
hour,
5
p.m,
until
6
p.m.
Every
other
wednesday
starting
tomorrow,
which
is
september
22nd,
and
then,
of
course,
we'll
have
the
following
september,
6
october
6
october
20th
november
third
november
17th,
and
then
we
finalize
on
december
1st
wrapping
up
our
training
sessions
for
the
year
of
2021
and
then
we'll
kick
off
the
training
again
in
2022.
G
With
you
know,
within
a
five-year
time
period
we
would
love
to
exceed
that
number,
and
we
hope
that
we
do-
and
I
know
that
shortly
we
will
be
having
some
special
guests
join
us,
as
they
will
be
talking
about
the
work
that
they
have
done
and
how
we,
as
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
gender
equity
commission,
specifically,
the
workforce
equity
committee
will
be
partnering
with
them
on
their
objectives
and
how
they
will
be
partnering
to
service
and
support
us
in
this
endeavor.
G
We
know
that
there
are
other
aspects
that
we
are
going
to
implement,
but
for
the
remainder
of
2021,
our
goal
is
to
have
seven
work:
smart
shops
completed,
which
will
help
us
work
toward
training,
7
500
women
within
a
five-year
time
period,
which
that
is
part
of
our
goal
from
the
respective
program
as
outlined.
G
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
of
my
fellow
commissioners
who
have
shared
the
information
and
have
invited
individuals
and
if
they
were
not
able
to
make
the
training
that
is
scheduled
for
tomorrow
evening,
there
will
be
another
one
every
other
week
just
one
hour,
and
so
we
definitely
encourage
for
anyone
in
the
community
that
is
watching
and
listening.
G
We
encourage
you
to
go
on
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
gender
equity,
commission
website
or
webpage,
and
there's
information
there
that
you'll
be
able
to
register
and
partake
in
this
endeavor
enhance
your
ksas
as
I
like
to
say
your
knowledge,
your
skills
and
abilities
to
help
us
close
this
gender
pay
wage
gap.
That
is,
has
existed
long
enough
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
we
stamp
it
out
and
hope
that
it
never
exists
ever
again.
G
Thank
you.
That's
my
positive
thought
vibes
on
that
one
we're
going
to
address
it,
we're
going
to
stamp
it
out
and
and
and
not
have
it
occur
again,
but
shortly
we
will
be
having
our
respective
special
guests
join
us
if
they're
not
already
in
the
waiting
room.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
commissioner
emmanuel,
and
I
do
want
to
thank
everyone
who
has
shared
the
information.
I
know,
commissioner
ramy
has
been
very
diligent
about
trying
to
form
partnerships
and
make
sure
that
you
know
folks
in
in
her
respective
circles
and
university
participate,
and
you
know
not
just
for
the
education,
but
also
to
support
these
efforts,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
everyone
who
has
shared
the
information.
A
That's
done
so,
please,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
people
in
the
community
who
have
been
interested
in
these
workshops,
so
we
definitely
want
to
encourage
you
to
have
your
folks
join
and
participate
in
these
training
sessions
and
of
course
there
will
be
opportunities
for
partnerships
when,
hopefully,
we
have
live
ones
in
2022.
A
So
I
do
see
that
our
guests
are
here.
I
would
like
to
give
commissioner
hale
an
opportunity
to
share
on
the
pittsburgh
for
cdaw
report,
and
then
we
will
move
on
to
our
special
guests
and
what
we'll
do
is
we'll
come
back
to
the
the
new
business
after
our
guests
present.
So,
commissioner
hale,
please
go
ahead
and
give
us
a
brief
overview.
Commissioner
hale
did
send
me
a
report,
and
so
I
will
send
that
out
to
the
rest
of
the
commission,
but
go
ahead
and
give
us
a
brief
summary
of
your
report.
E
Thank
you
so
much
chairperson
nitro.
I
appreciate
it.
So
the
pittsburgh
and
allegheny
for
ceta
group
has
been
working
continuing
to
work
on
looking
into
the
existing
allegheny
county
gender
equity
ordinance,
which
is
article
1016,
titled,
the
gender
and
race
equity
audit,
and
I
can
provide
the
link
to
that
as
well.
E
We
are
now
also
that
that
audit
asked
for
a
report
in
2010
and
every
five
years
thereafter
we
have
identified
a
report
from
2015
we're
still
looking
to
see
if
there
are
additional
reports.
Obviously
it
would
be
understandable
if
the
2020
report
wasn't
issued
because
of
the
pandemic,
but
we
are
also
working.
Now
we
have
made
arrangements
to
have
a
university
of
pittsburgh
graduate
student
in
the
school
of
public
and
international
affairs
work
as
an
as
an
internship
with
her
professor.
E
She
just
this.
Our
intern
has
just
completed
a
summer
as
a
junior
researcher
intern
in
gender
equality
and
public
administration
with
the
united
nations
development
program.
So
we
are
working
with
her
to
study
the
2015
report,
the
allegheny
county,
gender
and
race
equity
audit,
which
is
also
available
online.
Our
current
goal
is
to
develop
next
steps
and
recommendations
for
how
allegheny
county
can
increase
legal
mechanisms
for
intersectional
equity
at
the
county
level,
so
we're
looking
at
what
is
existing
and
doing
research
and
analysis
now
to
determine
next
steps.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
and
it's
again
it's
so
exciting
to
hear
all
the
work
that's
being
done
to
bring
this
to
the
county
level,
and
so
thank
you
again
for
all
your
efforts.
I
am
now
going
to
turn
it
over
to
commissioner
manuel
who
is
going
to
introduce
our
guest
speakers
for
today.
G
It
is
always
good
for
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
gender
equity
commission
to
expand
their
partnerships
and
join
forces
with
others
who
are
working
in
like-minded
focus,
and
so
the
workforce
equity
commission
had
the
opportunity
to
be
introduced
to
what
I
call
two
new
found:
friends
and
partners,
and
they
are
representatives
from
the
pennsylvania
coalition
against
domestic
violence,
and
so
they
have
done
a
respective
report
on
the
gender
pay
gap
and
they
have
been
invited
and
they
have
so
graciously
accepted
the
invite
to
come
and
share
with
my
fellow
commissioners
as
well
as
any
community
members
that
are
in
attendance
today.
G
What
their
report
has
shown
and
also
you
know,
a
an
abbreviation
about
a
fact
sheet,
and
so
shortly
after
I'll,
probably
you
know
more
than
likely
put
in
the
comments
section,
the
respective
links,
so
that
way
everyone
will
have
access
to
it,
but
without
further
ado-
and
I
do
not
want
to
mispronounce
names,
so
I'm
going
to
ask
our
respective
guests,
kristen
and
ashwara
to
one
just
give
their
full
name
and
what
their
respective
position
is
for
pennsylvania
coalition
against
domestic
violence.
G
But
it
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
introduce
to
my
fellow
commissioners
and
to
the
respective
committee
members
that
are
joining
us
to
hear
the
exciting
information
that
our
new
partners
will
be
sharing
with
us.
So
without
further
ado,
ladies
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
you
and
welcome,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
the
city
of
pittsburgh.
Gender
equity
commission
today.
I
Great
thanks
so
much
for
having
us
janet,
hi,
everyone
I'll,
introduce
myself,
quick
and
then
let
ashwaria
get
us
started.
My
name's
kristen
herman.
I
use
she
her
pronouns
and
I
am
the
director
of
prevention
with
the
pennsylvania
coalition
against
domestic
violence
or
pcadb.
D
Hey
everyone
thanks.
Thanks
for
having
us,
I'm
ashora
sina,
the
prevention
specialist
at
pcadv
and
my
pronouns.
Are
she
her
hers
and
we're
here,
like
like
channel
said,
we
are
here
to
present
our
findings
on
our
gender
wage
gap
report,
so
this
report
came
in
existence
because
of
funding
through
cdc.
So
through
that
funding,
we
started
looking
at
strengthening
economic
supports
and
through
that
we
we
decided
to
look
at
the
wage
gap
in
pennsylvania.
D
So
our
report
sort
of
explores
the
wage
gap
talks
about
the
common
myths,
trends
behind
the
wage
gap
and
it
connects
it
connects
gender
wage
gap
to
our
work,
which
is
like
we
talk
about
how
it
impacts
a
person's
likelihood
of
experiencing
risk
risk
factors
for
intimate
partner
violence.
So
we
talk
about
how
these
connections
might
form
in
our
report,
and
christian
will
go
over
that
in
the
later
part
of
the
presentation.
D
But
we
also
do
look
at
like
the
potential
action
steps
that
could
eliminate
not
only
gender
wage
gap
but
also
intimate
partner
violence.
D
So
what
we
saw
in
that
report
is,
we
saw
like
in
the
united
states
a
woman
who
works,
full-time
still
earn
82
cents
for
every
dollar
on
by
a
man,
and
this
difference
this
difference
between
the
median
earnings
of
men
and
women,
also
known
as
the
wage
gap,
translates
to
an
average
loss
of
530
000
dollars,
which
is
oh,
my
god,
huge
over
the
course
of
a
women's
lifetime
and
pennsylvania
is
no
better
off
right.
D
Now,
with
the
the
new
data
pennsylvania
in
pennsylvania,
women
are
earning
79
cents
for
every
dollar
of
a
man
gets,
and
the
average
median
pay
here
for
women
employed
in
full-time
year-round.
Job
is
41
000,
whereas
for
white
men,
it's
52
000,
so
that
that
leads
to
an
average
loss
of
10
000
dollars
per
year
for
every
employed
women,
and
this
this
number
is
very
different
for
women
of
color,
which
we
explore
in
our
report
and
yeah
before
before
doing
that
I'll
just
get
into
the
trends.
D
The
common
myths
that
we
found
in
our
report.
So
what
we
saw
is
oftentimes,
there's
there's
a
misconception
that
you
know
the
wage
cap
can
close
if
women
take
certain
steps,
if
they
get
an
advanced
degree
if
they
change
their
jobs
if
they
get
married.
But
it
is
important
for
us
to
remember
that
the
wage
gap
is
a
systemic
problem
and
not
an
individual
choice,
so
it
exists,
irrespective
of
an
industry.
D
A
woman
is
employed
in,
irrespective
of
whether
they
have
a
bachelor's
degree
or
a
phd,
irrespective
of
whether
they're
married
or
not
whether
they
have
a
child
or
not.
Despite
huge
labor
force
participation
increase
among
women,
there
still
exists
the
gender
wage
gap,
despite
women,
getting
you
know,
advanced
degrees,
they're,
still,
wage
gap,
women
who,
who
have
master's
degrees,
still
earn
72
cents
for
every
dollar
a
man
gets,
irrespective
of
if
he
has
a
bachelor's
degree
or
a
master's
degree.
D
Even
after
getting
a
phd,
women's
weekly
earnings
still
stay
above
the
in
the
range
of
thousand
to
twelve
hundred
dollars,
whereas
men
who
get
a
bachelor's
degree,
their
weekly
earnings,
automatically
rise
to
fourteen
hundred
dollars,
which
is
again
a
huge
gap.
D
When
we
see
like
the
amount
that
accumulates
all
over
the
years
so
this,
so
these
income
disparities
right
from
the
start
of
a
women's
career,
create
financial
barriers
which
sort
of
prevent
and
delay
women
from
you
know
getting
getting
the
same
kind
of
economic
stability
or
getting
the
same
kind
of
independence,
that's
available
to
their
male
counterparts,
and
our
report
also
talked
about
the
motherhood
penalty.
So
that
is
basically
like
the
cost.
A
woman
bears
when
she
decides
to
have
a
child,
and
mothers
are
paid
merely
71
cents
for
every
dollar.
D
A
father
makes
and
they're
often
viewed
as
incompetent
they're
often
offered
lower
starting
salaries
and
are
recommended
for
less
higher
than
non-mothers.
So
that's
that's
the
that's
one
of
the
saddest
parts
and
we
also
discovered
that
you
know
the
pay
gap
looks
very
different
for
women
of
color
and
this
gap
is
actually
further
widened
for
women
of
color
who
have
to
face
the
additional
discrimination
of
racism
which
brings
about
like
further
social
and
financial
hindrances
and
nationally.
D
I
think
black
women
earn
close
to
62
cents
for
every
dollar,
a
man
earns
and
latinas
hardly
earn
54
cents
for
every
dollar
of
white
men
and
basically
like
women
of
all
major
racial
and
ethnic
groups
on
less
than
men
of
the
same
group
as
well
as
earn
less
than
white
non-hispanic
men.
So
this
this
is.
D
This
is
even
like
hard
for
them,
because
you
know
they
have
to
choose
between
their
savings
or
you
know
getting
get
getting
access
to
financial
opportunities
because
the
door,
the
door
is
not
as
open
for
them
as
it
is
for
a
white
men,
because
there
are
so
many
additional
forms
of
oppression
that
are
there.
D
There
are
so
many
form
additional
forms
of
barriers
that
are
stopping
them
so
and
I'll
now
turn
it
over
to
christian
to
talk
about
the
these
connections,
how
the
other
forms
of
oppression
and
basically
talk
about
some
of
our
potential
action
steps
that
we
could
take
to
make
you
know
pay
equity,
a
reality
in
our
lifetime.
D
I
Ashoria
yeah,
so
when
we
first
started
looking
into
this,
there
was
hardly
any
information
on
pay
and
equity's
connection
to
domestic
violence
or
db.
If
there
was
a
connection,
so
the
way
that
we
looked
at
it
because
to
us
it
made
pretty
good
sense,
is
that
pay
inequity
creates
conditions
and
those
conditions
we
know
are
risk
factors
for
experiencing
domestic
violence,
for
example,
poverty,
individual
poverty,
neighborhood
poverty
and
wealth,
harmful
gender
norms,
so
who's
valued
who's,
not
valued
economic
stress,
housing,
insecurity.
I
So
for
us,
it's
a
clear
connection
to
risk
factors
and,
preventing
you
know,
someone's
experience
of
ipb,
but
also
it's
connected
in
that
pay.
Inequity
makes
it
a
lot
harder
for
people
who
are
actively
experiencing
domestic
or
intimate
partner,
violence,
to
have
options
and
to
have
agency
and
be
able
to
leave
that
situation.
I
So
it
really
makes
it
challenging
on
both
ends
and
it
makes
sense
when
we
talk
about
it
and
connect
it
to
domestic
violence,
because
what
domestic
violence
is
is
someone
using
behaviors
to
have
power
and
control
over
someone
else,
and
when
we
have
pay
and
equity,
we
really
have
inequity
in
power
in
agency
and
access
to
resources
and
support.
I
So
so
that
also
makes
a
lot
of
sense
there
and
also
brings
in
some
of
what
ashwari
was
talking
about
with
women
of
color,
experiencing
larger
gaps
and
just
anyone
with
a
with
an
identity,
that's
marginalized,
and
how
the
more
of
those
identities
that
you
add
or
identify
with
the
wider
that
gap
gets
and
the
more
barriers
there
are
that
you
have
to
face,
or
that
someone
would
have
to
face.
I
So
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
working
on
right
now,
we
pcadb
are
sharing
our
information,
which
we're
very
thrilled
to
come
across
the
gender
equity
commission.
We're
so
excited
that
there
are
other
people
in
pennsylvania
doing
this
work.
We
definitely
did
not
want
to
reinvent
the
wheel
or
you
know,
start
something
separate
when
we
could
work
together.
So
we're
sort
of
in
an
information
sharing,
let's
see
what
other
folks
are
doing
kind
of
phase.
I
We
are
working
on
a
a
prevention
project
for
messaging
work
and
like
how
can
we
talk
about
domestic
violence
in
a
way
that
folks
understand
and
and
can
relate
to,
because
we're
seeing
that
that's
a
pretty
big
disconnect
for
us.
So
I
think
also
our
pay
equity
work
will
blend
nicely
there
and
give
us
good
tools
to
talk
about
pay
equity,
maybe
in
different
ways
we're
also
working
on
building
partnerships,
so
we're
so
so
happy
to
be
partnering
with
all
of
you.
I
We're
we've
also
met
with
aauw
pennsylvania
branch
and
the
women's
commission,
so
we're
sort
of
making
our
rounds
and
yeah
in
the
future.
I
think
we're
looking
to
you
know:
where
can
we
be
allies
in
resource
development?
I
Moving
things
policy
wise?
We
are
seeing
a
lot
of
interest
in
training
for
employers
and
also
training
about
access
to
economic
supports,
tanf
snap
earned
income
tax
credit
and
getting
that
information
to
so
we're
a
coalition.
So
we
have
local
programs
across
the
state
that
do
the
direct
service
work.
So
getting
the
information
to
them
to
share
with
their
communities,
and
I
think
the
only
other
thing
that
we're
looking
toward
in
the
future
is
to
find
or
advocate
for
an
increase
in
data.
I
We
didn't
see
a
lot
for
women
who
also
have
disabilities
or
for
trans
women
in
the
pay
equity
research.
So
so
that's
just
sort
of
a
quick
list
of
what
we're
hoping
to
do.
I
think
so
far
we've
checked
the
report
and
some
of
the
partnership
boxes,
but
we're
definitely
a
work
in
progress,
but
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
and
we're
really
excited
to
explore
the
possibilities.
F
F
I'm
assuming
that
you
both
probably
know
that
the
gender
equity
commission
did
a
report
on
pittsburgh's
inequality
across
gender
and
race.
Where
we
looked
at
poverty
data-
and
I
know
you
were
looking
statewide
pittsburgh's
data
is
even
worse.
Of
course,
right.
We
found
that
that
paid
gap
is
even
worse
and
particularly
for
black
women
who
in
pittsburgh,
are
only
making
54
cents
on
the
dollar.
Since
we're
particularly
concerned
here
about
the
sort
of
hyper
local,
I'm
curious,
if
you
could
just
say
more
about
this
connection,
that
you're
finding
to
intimate
partner
violence.
F
Do
you
think
that
this
is
sort
of
a
direct
correlation?
Are
we
going
to
see
more
of
what
you're
finding
in
your
report
here
in
pittsburgh,
because
our
numbers
are
so
much
worse
really
than
the
pennsylvania
state
averages
and
I
appreciate
having
state
averages,
but
I
sometimes
find
they
obscure
more
than
they
reveal
when
we've
got
some
some
data
like
pittsburgh's.
So
I'm
just
curious.
F
If
you
could
tell
us
anything
about
pittsburgh
in
particular,
what
did
you
find
in
your
report,
or
what
do
you
think
we
should
know
might
be
happening
here
based
on
what
you're,
seeing
with
that
data.
D
So
I'm
just
gonna
use
my
statistics,
class
teaching
and
I'm
gonna
say
like
courage.
Correlation
does
not
imply
causation,
but
there
is
definitely
the
there's.
Definitely
a
connection,
and
I
think,
with
pittsburgh
we
saw
it's
sort
of
in
the
middle
and
so
being
paid
unequally
can
can
like
lead
to
some
expose
you
to
so
many
risk
factors
like
christian
mentioned
poverty,
housing
insecurities
which
in
turn
gives
a
rise
to
these
these
violence
and
these
rates
of
abuse.
D
So
pittsburgh
is,
I
would
say,
it's
not
it's
not
looking
that
good,
but
it's
not
also
not
that
bad
as
compared
to
other
counties
that
are
also
facing
the
additional
burden
of
poverty.
So
they're
from
from
what
I
think
we
we
saw
like
from
the
data
we
gathered.
That's
what
that's
what
we
saw.
I
Yeah
absolutely-
and
I
would
add
that
I
don't
know
that
you'll
see
more
domestic
violence,
but
I
think
definitely
that
you're
saying
that
you
are
you're
really
relating
and
recognizing
these
conditions
that
there's
probably
a
pretty
good
chance
that
the
stats
that
we
see
nationally
for
db,
so
one
and
three
folks
experiencing
domestic
violence
that
you
most
likely
see
that
in
your
community
too.
It's
hard
because,
as
as
little
information
as
there
is
about
pay
inequity,
there's
even
less
about
domestic
violence,
especially
localized
data,
we
just
don't
have
it.
I
I
We
had
drafted
this
table.
So
when
we
look
at
median
household
income
by
race,
ethnicity,
and
if
we
just
go
by
black
people
in
allegheny
county
you're,
absolutely
right,
what
we
see
is
59
59,
that
their
income
is
at
59
of
a
white
family's
household
and
that's
an
entire
family.
We're
taking
into
consideration
not
just
women.
E
My
question
was
a
small
point
of
clarification
for
one
of
the
last
things
you
said
before
jesse's
question,
commissioner
remy's
question
you
had
said
you're
looking
to
increase
your
information
on
trans
women
and
was
it
also
on
lgbtqia,
plus
folks
or.
I
Women,
I'm
sorry
also
hey
judy
women
with
disabilities.
E
G
I
look
forward
to
our
partnership
to
my
fellow
commissioners
stay
tuned.
This
is
not
the
last
time
that
you
will
see
them
or
hear
from
them
we're
we,
the
workforce
equity
committee,
has
committed
to
christian
and
nashua
that
we
will
be
following
up
with
them
on
how
we
can
continue
to
make
that
connection
and
work,
not
only
on
the
the
focus
that
the
city
of
pittsburgh
gec
has,
but
then
also.
What
can
we
do
to
help
support
what
the
pennsylvania
domestic
coalition
gets?
Violence
is
doing
as
well.
G
So
again,
thank
you
so
much
for
attending
this
will
not
be
your
last
time
being
invited
commissioners.
This
will
not
be
your
last
time
hearing
from
them,
but
I
just
want
to
thank
both
of
them
for
a
short
notice.
Saying
yes,
we're
coming.
We
don't
mind,
sharing
our
report
and
sharing
what
their
focus
actually
is,
and
it's
nice
to
again
have
that
partnership
to
work
with
someone
else
from
a
like-mindedness
as
well.
So,
thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
so
much
janet.
I
want
to
again
on
behalf
of
the
commission.
I
want
to
thank
you
both
for
coming
and
also
just
say
how
nice
it
is
to
see
people
working
in
different
areas
focusing
on
this
issue,
so
that
more
people
understand
that
the
gender
wage
gap,
as
you
noted
in
your
presentation,
is
cross,
cutting
and
there's
so
many
different
factors,
and
so
it
you
know.
A
I
know
that
we
would
love
to
see
more
organizations
and
more
people
from
diverse
backgrounds
and
diverse,
focuses
paying
attention
to
this
issue
and
caring
about
this
widespread
problem
so
very
exciting.
To
see
your
organization
doing
this
work
from
your
focus
janet
again.
Thank
you
so
much
for
bringing
this
and
for
spurring
this
partnership
really
looking
forward
to
seeing
what
comes
out
this
relationship.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
Much
appreciated.
I
A
Thank
you.
So
we
have
lindsay
powell
here
with
us
today.
Excuse
me,
assistant
to
the
chief
of
staff.
Is
that
correct.
H
It's
one
of
those
assistant
to
the
regional
manager
assistant,
regional
manager.
It's
one
of
those.
A
Lindsay,
thank
you.
So
much
for
being
here,
lindsey
is
going
to
give
us
some
really
important
policy
updates,
so
I
will
turn
it
over
to
you.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you
so
much
chairwoman
lindsay
powell.
H
If
I
don't
have
that,
if
I
haven't
met
you
already
assistant
chief
of
staff
and
run
the
policy
shop
here
in
the
mayor's
office
and
as
a
news
left
has
been
working
with
amanda
to
ensure
that
any
of
the
policy
priorities
that
you're
working
on
still
stay
afloat
in
this
transition-
and
I
just
wanted
to
share
some
updates
from
the
office
and
appreciate
this
commission,
giving
me
some
space
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
them
and,
as
always,
happy
to
take
questions
or
answer
answer
concerns
as
well.
H
So
some
big
ones
that
I
know
folks
on
this
commission
are
well
aware,
as
they
were
at
council
meetings.
Providing
public
comment.
But
bereavement
loss
a
huge
piece
of
legislation
from
councilman
bobby
wilson,
passed
unanimously
by
a
city
council
passed
a
few
weeks
back
essentially
for
city
employees.
H
It
would
allow
for
paid
time
off
for
any
type
of
pregnancy
loss
for
the
person
experiencing
the
pregnancy
as
well
as
other
affected
family
members,
and
so
another
really
important
piece
of
legislation
in
my
mind,
to
ensure
that
we're
looking
at
people
holistically
here
and
not
just
for
their
ability
to
produce
and
be
quote
unquote,
sink
solely
an
employee,
so
that
passed
a
few
weeks
back.
H
In
addition,
as
a
part
of
the
american
rescue
plan,
there
was
funding
that
went
towards
a
guaranteed
basic
income
pilot,
a
guaranteed
basic
income
pilot
that
would
be
targeted
specifically
for
creating
more
opportunities
for
black
women.
It's
the
first
at
this
point
in
time,
the
first
and
only
program
in
the
country
to
do
something
like
this
and
the
reason
the
gnt
basic
income
pilot
was
created.
That
way
was
on
the
recommendations
of
the
gender
equity
commission.
H
From
specifically
the
report
that
you
all
put
together,
you
know
kind
of
as
a
kind
of
during
coving
recommendations
to
ensure
that
we're
addressing
the
unique
needs
that
women
are
facing
during
this
pandemic,
and
so
the
program
will
have
participants
from
some
of
our
most
under
resourced
underserved.
H
Zip
codes
within
the
city,
it
will
have
a
experimental
group
and
a
control
group.
The
experimental
group
will
be
receiving
the
500
a
month,
and
that
is
a
unrestricted
amount
of
funding.
To
ensure
that
you
know
people
are
able
to
utilize
assistance
in
a
way.
In
my
mind,
that
is
dignified,
you
know
is,
and
I
don't
need
to
preach
to
the
choir
here,
and
I
don't
want
to
take
up
too
much
of
your
time,
but
we
all
know
how
restrictive
government
programs
can
be.
They
don't
again
speak
to
people
fully.
H
We
know
that
they
don't
provide
a
lot
of
agency
and
dignity,
and
so
there
have
been
there's
been
a
push
across
the
country
and
nationally
to
really
think
about
what
an
unrestricted
monthly
stipend
looks
like
and
again
we
would
be
want
to
be.
We
would
be
the
first
and
the
only
city
that
is
gearing
our
our
guaranteed
basic
income
pilot
towards
black
women
so
again,
500
a
month
unrestricted
and
we're
working
with
research
providers
at
at
penn
state.
Now
at
university.
Pennsylvania.
H
Excuse
me
to
do
the
research
for
us,
so
you
know
the
idea
overall
would
be
that
we
have
a
product
really
to
show
how
well
this
works.
We've
joined
as
a
city
with
the
mayors
for
guarantee
basic
income
and
the
cohort
of
30.
Some
odd
mayors
across
the
country
will
be
producing
this
research
in
order
to
push
the
federal
government
to
create
more
programs
like
this
and
loosen
the
restraints
on
government
government
funding.
H
Another
update
for
this
body
and
and
for
those
watching
would
be
that
our
emergency
rental
assistance
program,
e-wrap,
which
has
funding
from
the
city
and
county,
is
very
successfully
very
quickly
spending
down
our
first
round
of
covert
relief
funding,
and
so
there
was
a
kind
of
chunk
of
funding
that
went
to
the
city
and
county
for
right
relief
back
into
and
in
2020.
H
The
federal
federal
government
quickly
realized
that
was
not
enough
money
and
so
on
that
first
round
of
funding,
we
were
the
city
was
given
8.9
million
and
given
up
until
september
2021
to
spend
it
down
and
we
have
spent
it
down,
which
is
one
good
that
we're
able
to
get
that
money
out,
but
b,
also
very
terrifying
thinking
about
all
the
other
people
that
are
continuing
to
apply
for
this
funding
and
waiting
to
get
it.
H
And
so
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
folks,
again
on
this
call
and
listening
in,
were
aware
that
that
program
is
up
and
running.
We
have,
like,
I
said
another
round
of
funding
from
the
city
and
county
that
action
housing
is
administering
on
our
behalf.
We
have
from
from
the
calls
that
I
get
on
at
the
white
at
the
federal
level,
with
the
white
house
talking
to
other
cities
around
the
country.
We
have
one
of
the
best
programs.
H
We
are
we've
been
able
to
mitigate
some
of
the
barriers
that
other
cities
are
seeing
and
basically,
if
you
are
eligible
or
receiving
wic
tan
of
whatever
you
get
like,
basically
a
speed
pass
through
the
application,
which
is
what
we're
trying
to
push
other
cities
to
do.
And
I
say
that
to
say,
while
you
know
this
program
is
one
of
the
best
in
the
country.
It
is
still,
you
know,
still
we're
still
trying
to
get
through
the
queue.
H
And
so
there
are
folks
who
have
applied
and
are
still
waiting
to
hear
back.
But
we
are
working
really
quickly
with
the
county
in
action
to
make
sure
that
funding
gets
out
to
the
people
who
need
it
the
most,
and
we
know
again
that
this
pandemic
is
adversely
affecting
women
and
women
of
color
and
then
lastly,
quick
little
bit,
but
our
quality
child
care
fund.
It's
a
two
million
dollar
fund
and
I'm
sure
you
know
anew
and
other
folks
who've
been
on
the
on
been
you
know
from
the
city.
H
Representatives
have
spoken
about
it
before,
but
it
is
finally
up
and
running.
We
are
taking
applications
and
the
first
chunk
of
money
has
gone
out
to
child
care
centers
across
the
city.
As
a
reminder,
the
child
care
fund
is
to
ensure
that
for
child
care
providers
and
day
care
centers
that
they
are
able
to
get
grant
funding
to
move
up
in
this
in
the
quality
star
program.
One
fact
about
our
child
care
system
here
in
the
city
is
that
I
think
it's
20
less
than
20.
H
I
think
it's
specifically
18
of
our
child
care
programs
are
deemed
as
high
quality,
so
high
stars.
I
think
that's
the
four
star
which
again
means
that
almost
80
percent
of
families
and
young
people
are
going
to
child
care
providers
that
you
know
aren't
the
best
that
they
could
be.
This
funding
again
is
to
help
them
either
improve
the
physical,
their
physical
space.
H
So,
whether
that's
building
an
addition
building
a
you
know,
little
library,
nook,
reading,
room
or
even
buying
materials
and
supplies
for
the
actual
centers,
as
well
as
helping
some
of
the
providers,
get
additional
certifications
and
training
to
ensure
that
they're
getting
able
to
give
the
best
care
possible
is
all
eligible
uses
of
the
funding.
So
those
are
some,
I
think,
big,
four
policy
legislative
updates
from
the
mayor's
office
and
I'm
happy
to
stop
talking.
Finally,
and
let
people
asking
questions.
B
Good
afternoon
chief
powell,
I
hope
you're
doing
well.
I
did
have
a
question
about
the
the
guaranteed
basic,
the
universal
bank
income
rollout
and
how
excuse
me
communities
will
be
engaged.
I
know
that
there
can
be
a
lot
of
you
know
like.
Is
this
real
or
confusion
or
just
throwing
the
mail
away
and
so
wondering
if
there
has
already
been
a
plan?
H
Absolutely
thank
you,
mrs
line.
That
is
a
great
question.
So
the
tricky
part
about
this
pilot
in
my
mind
is
that,
in
order
to
have
the
and
the
folks
in
academia,
please
jump
in
if
I'm
using
the
right
the
wrong
words,
but
in
order
to
make
sure
that
there
is
fidelity
to
the
actual
experiment,
it
has
to
be
randomized,
and
so,
if
you're
doing,
if
you're
engaging
like
community
organizations
trying
to
ensure
that
certain
populations
are
getting,
you
know
hear.
E
H
In
this
way
we
have
a
which
I
actually
think,
if
you're
interested,
would
love
to
make
her
available
to
you
as
a
resource,
but
michelle
abbott
has
been
at
the
helm
of
we're,
calling
it
ace
pgh,
we
love
to
add
a
pgh
and
back
of
everything,
but
it's
the
acronym
that
we're
using
for
gbi
here,
but
she
has
been
running
it
and
working
to
ensure
that
we
have
a
randomized
system.
H
I
think
the
other
thing
too,
that
I
didn't
add,
but
I
think
that
is
of
interest
to
this
body
is
that
we've
worked
out
with
the
county
agreements
to
ensure
that
if
someone
was
to
receive
the
stipend,
the
500
a
month,
they
wouldn't
be
pushed
off
of
any
existing
benefits
that
they
have,
which
has
been
critical.
You
know
you
don't
want
to
you.
H
You
want
to
ensure
that
you
know
buying
by
using
this
intervention
that
it
pushes
them
off
their
ability
to
stay
in
their
housing
to
get
snapped,
or
what
have
you,
and
so
that's
also
a
big
piece
of
this
is
that
you
know
if
you
are
selected
randomly
for
this
program.
You
wouldn't
have
to
give
up
any
of
your
benefits,
but
to
your
original
point,
we
have
steered
away
from
community.
H
J
I
happen
to
have
my
notes,
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt,
but
I
have
to
have
my
notes
in
front
of
me
from
my
briefing
with
michelle
abbott
lindsay
and
so
there's
going
to
be
200
participants.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
half
of
them
will
be
selected,
not
randomized,
but
are
already
existing
participants
in
the
financial
empowerment
program.
Yes,
and
those
are
the
participants,
the
100
participants
that
will
be
black
women.
H
No
so
folks
who
are
within
the
fec's,
the
financial,
empowerment
centers,
those
will
not
be
randomized.
Those
are
anyone,
the
ones
who
are.
J
So
it's
a
stratified
random
sampling
so
that
each
each
of
the
five
neighborhoods
will
be
randomly
sampled
within,
so
that
you
don't
so
you
get
a
distribution
across
the
five
of
the
poorest
neighborhoods
and
those
will
be
the
anonymously
randomized
households
or
not
black
women.
So
the
black
women
participants
are
coming
from
the
financial
empowerment.
H
No,
so
you
have
it
opposite,
so
the
ones
who
are
receiving
the
intervention,
the
500
from
the
five
most
underserved
zip
codes
within
our
communities,
are
black
women,
the
fec's,
the
people
who
are
the
hundred
people
who
are
within
our
financial
empowerment,
centers.
Those
will
be
folks
who
are
engaging
with
our
friend
our
financial,
empowerment
centers.
J
And
then,
additionally,
though,
definitely
not
what
my
notes
say
and
that
there's
additionally,
a
control
group
of
200
households
that
will
be
kind
of
surveyed
that
are
will
not
be
receiving
the
cash
benefit
so
that
there
will
be
a
compare
and
contrast.
So
it's
actually
a
very
nice
experimental
structure
on
to
the
study.
J
So
I
need
to
add
confusion
but
I'll
I'll,
follow
up
and
and
double
check.
My
notes,
I'm.
H
Happy
to
if
this
is
of
interest,
I'm
happy
to
either
connect
you
to
michelle
abbott
who's
running
the
program
or
send
you
an
overview
just
so
that
the
gender
equity
commission
has
some
type
of
like
briefing
so
that
you're
able
to
view
that
as
well.
F
Lindsay
thank
you
again
this.
I
cannot
emphasize
what
a
big
win.
This
is
for
pittsburgh
to
get
this
here
and
your
work
is
just
tremendous.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
updating
us
on
that.
I'm
really
excited
that
this
connects
back
to
the
work
that
this
commission
did.
I'm
really
proud
of
that.
I
hope
we're
all
collectively
proud
of
that.
So
really.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
that,
and
I
I
too
am
really
interested
in
sort
of
these
research
questions
and
would
love
to
learn
more.
F
So
I
just
put
that
out
there.
I
think,
given
the
work
that
this
commission
did
in
putting
together
our
recommendations
around
basic
income,
we
know
that
there
was
a
lot
of
pre-existing
research
that
demonstrated
the
efficacy
of
these
programs.
So
I
guess
I
just
have
questions.
I
would
love
to
know
more
about
what
are
the
research
questions
we
already
know
it
works.
So
are
we
asking
questions
like?
Does
it
work?
We
already
know
ours.
F
We
already
know
a
lot
about
how
these
work,
so
I
I
hope
that
we
can
learn
more
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
again.
I
think
that's
really
exciting
and
all
of
the
other
policy
things
you
just
presented
to
us
are
big
wins
and
you've
had
such
a
hand
in
those.
So
thank
you
lindsay
for
all
the
work
you've
been
doing.
H
H
We
have
no
idea
and,
as
we
were
approached
by
mayor
tubbs
in
stockton,
california,
who
was
the
first
mayor
to
have
a
guaranteed
basic
income
program
and
start
a
coalition
of
mayors
and
try
and
find
funding
to
do
some
of
the
research
and
some
of
the
kind
of
other
infrastructure
infrastructure
needs
that
had
a
cost
that
cities
you
know
immediately.
Weren't
able
to
take
on
definitely
use
the
research
and
the
queries
that
the
gender
equity
commission
had
made
throughout
the
pandemic
and
beforehand
to
inform
this
work.
H
So
I
am,
you
know,
as
as
folks
are
interested
in
the
kind
of
researchy
academic
academia
part
of
this
I'm
happy
to
again
get
either
michelle.
If
you
would
like-
or
you
know,
oliver
beasley
who's
been
honestly
leading
this
work
from
from
day
one
so
happy
to
make
ourselves
available
in
whatever
way
you
need
it.
A
And
it
sounds
like
that
there
are
definitely
some
more
questions
and
and
of
course,
great
interest
given
the
gecs
work
in
these
areas,
and
so
chief
powell,
what
I'd
like
to
do
is
is
work
with
you
to
create
a
mechanism
for
commissioners
to
follow
up.
A
You
know
directly,
you
know
so
that
those
questions
can
be
answered
and
we
can
find
a
way
to
capture
that
you
know
even
outside
of
today's
meeting,
because
there
is
great
interest
and
clearly
great
support
for
this
work,
and
you
know
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
helpful
and
as
involved
as
as
it
makes
sense
to
be.
So
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
to
find
a
way
to
make
sure
that
commissioners
are
engaged
and
ask
those
important
questions,
and
so
you
know
we'll
figure
that
out
moving
forward.
A
Certainly
anyone
else
briefly
before
we
let
chief
powell
go
and
get
through
the
rest
of
our
agenda,
but
we'll
make
sure
that
we
do
follow
up
with
chief
powell
and
get
your
get
your
questions
answered
and
so
we'll
we'll
get
that
mechanism
in
place.
A
A
All
right,
thank
you
so
much
okay
on
that
note,
so
I'm
gonna
kind
of
take
us
back
to
some
of
the
new
business,
so
chief
powell
just
shared
with
us
the
really
exciting
news
about
the
bereavement
bill
put
forward
by
councilor
bobby
wilson.
A
As
you
know,
myself
and
commissioner
overton
gave
public
comments
as
ourselves
as
individuals.
You
know
not
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
commission,
as
we
did
alert
you
to.
However,
for
those
of
you
who
were
able
to
listen
or
to
watch.
I
did
mention
our
work
as
many
others
have
referenced
our
work
as
they
present,
not
to
mention
that
when
the
bill
was
presented,
councilor
wilson
did
reference
the
work
of
the
gender
equity
commission
so
very
exciting,
very
exciting
stuff.
The
most
important
tip
to
me.
A
The
most
important
piece
is
to
share
with
you
outside
of
the
great
news
that
chief
powell
share
with
us
is
number
one
counselor
wilson
and
his
and
his
staff
definitely
thanked
the
gender
equity
commission
for
their
steadfast
work,
not
only
for
the
report
and
the
important
work
that
has
been
supported
as
a
result
of
that
report,
but
also
shared
a
great
interest
in
wanting
to
work
more
closely
with
the
gender
equity
commission.
Outside
of
reading
the
reports
and
recommendations
that
we
put
out.
A
Also
one
piece
that
you
may
not
have
you
may
not
be
privy
to,
but
that
was
part
of
council
councillor
strasberger,
requested
to
sign
on
as
a
co-sponsor
of
the
bill.
So
that
was
very
exciting,
and
so
you
know
we.
A
We
have,
of
course,
our
resident
council
person,
deb
gross,
who
is
here
with
us,
and
so
you
know
we
have
the
important
work
that
she
has
done
with
us
and
it's
exciting
to
see
other
members
of
council
who
are
not
necessarily
in
meeting
and
doing
the
work
with
us
every
single
month
take
an
interest
in
wanting
to
be
more
intentional
about
reaching
out
to
us
and
forging
those
relationships.
A
It
is
certainly
my
hope-
and
I
know
that
all
of
you
shared
this
desire
to
see
legislators
that
impact
the
city
of
pittsburgh,
be
more
intentional
about
reaching
out
to
us
and
utilize
the
incredible
expertise
on
this
commission.
So
I'm
very
excited
about
that.
I'm
in
what
that
can
mean
for
us
moving
forward.
A
J
You
thank
you.
I
wanted
to
add
that
it
might
be
something
that
we
want
to
help
amplify
in
our
newsletter
or
our
website
at
the
gec
to
get
the
word
out
to
child
care
operators.
J
So
the
pot
of
money
that
chief
powell
was
talking
about
was
set
aside
by
the
four
women
on
city
council
in
the
capital
budget
and
my
rusty
old
person
memory.
It
was
around
2017
and
so
it's
great
to
see
that
come
online,
but
in
the
meanwhile
there
was
also
a
pot
of
250
000
that
we
transferred
to
the
ra
right
before
covet.
J
We
didn't
know
covered
was
going
to
happen
in
december
of
2019
and
did
happen
and
and
the
ura
was
struggling
to
do
outreach
to
small
businesses
and
was
approached
by
pnc
to
give
them
10
million
dollars
to
do
small
business
work
and
when
pnc
saw
the
child
care
lending.
That
ura
had
started
with
this
parallel
pot
of
funds.
They
matched
it
with
a
hundred
1.5
million.
J
So
there's
the
two
million
dollar
grant
program
that
chief
paul
was
talking
about
that's
out
of
the
mayor's
office
and
then
there's
a
parallel
track
of
nearly
2
million,
that's
also
being
expended
by
the
ura
and
they're
kind
of
coming
together
to
coordinate.
J
I
think
there
was
a
press
release
today
that,
like
like
300
000,
has
gone
up
the
door
to
about
11
child
care
operators,
but
there's
you
know
a
lot
of
funds,
and
hopefully
some
more
of
them
will
reach
the
small
operators
that
I
think
are
important
to
bring
into
the
system
that
are
reaching
some
of
our
most
underserved
neighborhoods.
J
Don't
have
the
big
centers,
and
so,
if
there's
just
a
lot
of
opportunity
here-
and
I
think
we
can
help
amplify
those
programs
so
again,
wonderful,
wonderful
kind
of
sympathetic
concerns
policy
concerns
that
support
the
work
of
the
gender
equity
commission.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
both
very
good
points
and
good
to
really
hear
about
again,
seeing
and
hearing
that
there
are
so
many
more
organizations
that
are
getting
on
board.
With
with
supporting
this
important
work.
I
agree
with
you
that
we
need
to
find
a
way
to
amplify.
A
As
you
know,
we
are,
you
know,
we're
a
little
behind
right
now
with
some
of
our
administrative
support,
but
we're
working
on
getting
that
done
so
that
we
can
be
quicker
with
research
resurfacing,
the
newsletter
and
updating
the
website,
but
in
the
meantime
you
know
perhaps
the
mayor's
office
or
council,
et
cetera,
can
if
they
can
get
the
word
out.
While
we,
you
know
work
on,
you
know
getting
our.
J
J
A
And,
like
you
said,
we
need
to
get
the
word
out.
As
commissioner
coffey
mentioned
during
the
comments
you
know,
we
need
to
make
sure
the
community
gets
that
word
out
and
so
again
I
appreciate
you
bringing
those
points
up.
A
So
at
the
very
least,
we
can
use
our
platform
to
get
the
word
out
for
those
who
are
watching
quickly
moving
forward,
so
vibrant
pittsburgh
is
hosting
excuse
me.
Vibrant
pittsburgh
is
hosting
a
virtual
regional
economic
inclusion
summit
on
october
13th
from
9
to
4
p.m.
A
This
there's
a
session
that
I
have
been
invited
to
speak
on
and
that
session
is
looking
at
gender
equity
and
intersectionality
improving
outcomes
for
black
women
in
pittsburgh.
So
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
all
know
that
they
have
asked
me
to
come
and
speak
about
the
work
of
the
commission
and
the
work
that
we
have
done:
the
impact
of
covid
etc.
So
I
will
make
sure
to
keep
you
all
in
the
loop
as
we
move
forward,
but
it
is
excuse
me
october
13th,
fiverr
pittsburgh.
A
I
believe
it's
the
rei
summit,
so
I
will
again
send
that
information
out
to
you
all
as
we
move
forward.
I
want
to
let
you
all
know
about
that
any
other
quickly,
any
other
new
business
before
we
move
to.
Yes,
commissioner
remy.
F
I
know
we're
way
over
time,
so
maybe
we
have
to
go
back
to
having
our
two
hour
meetings.
I
don't
know
it's
hard
to
get
everything
in,
so
perhaps
this
is
just
a
request
that
we
could
talk
about
this
next
month,
but
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that
a
stunning
lending
report
that
came
out
this
month
on
the
disparities
in
lending
to
black
pittsburghers
and
white
pittsburghers
in
particular-
and
I
was
just
noticing
in
that
data-
set
that
it
is
not
disaggregated
by
gender.
F
So
I
wondered
if
we
might
have
a
conversation
or
just
discuss
that
there
are
implications
for
some
of
the
public
data
that
was
used
and
I'd
love
to
talk
about.
If
that
data
is
disaggregated
or
maybe
there's
some
ways
that
the
commission
could
be
involved
in
some
follow-up
questions
for
that
report,
probably
everybody
here
saw,
you
know
really
stunning
and
very
important
findings,
and
then
I
also
think
that
there
are
some
potential
policy
implications,
particularly
for
how
the
city
keeps
its
money.
F
A
I
think
that's
a
good
idea,
also
in
the
interest
of
keeping
things
moving.
I
wonder,
and
you
know
neither
commissioners
hansen
or
higginbotham
are
here,
but
it
sounds
like
something
perhaps
maybe
the
gender
analysis
committee
might
want
to
take
a
look
at
even
in
considering,
like
you
said,
the
research
implications,
the
policy,
recommendations
etc,
and
you
know
maybe
helping
us
get
started
on
that.
It's
something
I
just
want
to
throw
that
out
there
again.
You
know
we
don't
have
either
co-chairs
here
and
I'm
not
sure
what
the
the
workload
looks
like.
A
But
it's
something
to
consider.
You
know
you
know
in
the
meantime,
but
I
think
certainly,
commissioner
raymie.
That
is
something
that
we
can
talk
about
and
should
talk
about
and
perhaps
even
think
about
who
maybe
we
could
invite
as
a
special
guest
to
talk
about
the
implications
of
lending
and
looking
at
the
intersection
of
race
and
gender
and
even
other
intersections.
So
taking
it
a
step
further
and
not
just
us
talking
about
it,
but
we
know
if
you
know,
having
a
report
out
on
those
implications
and
how
they
impact
pittsburghers
intersectionally.
A
A
And
again,
to
be
clear,
it
was
a
suggestion
if
the
gender
analysis
committee
doesn't
feel
that
it's
appropriate,
you
don't
have
to
take
it
up.
It's
just
a
suggestion.
Okay,
if
no
one
else
has
anything
regarding
old
business.
A
We
already
heard
from
commissioner
coffey
that
we
will
have
a
report
out
of
the
findings
from
the
government's
leadership
committee
on
the
retreat
and
the
notes
that
were
taken
so
that
will
occur
regarding
an
executive
director
or
an
interim
individual
to
take
us
out
for
the
rest
of
the
year.
A
Unfortunately,
the
individual
who
we
were
looking
to
bring
on
ended
up
not
being
eligible
due
to
residency
concerns,
so
we
are
still
looking
as
I
mentioned.
I
know
that
commissioner
corbil
had
someone
commissioner
hanson
just
reached
out
to
me
and
had
someone
who
was
interested
and
so
the
ongoing
the
ongoing
news
of
looking
for
someone
to
provide
that
administrative
support.
A
So
if
anyone
is
interested
in
working
with
the
gender
equity
commission
through
the
rest
of
2021,
we
are
looking
for
an
interim
executive
director.
It
is
a
paid
position,
so
there
is
money
in
the
budget.
For
that.
So
please
take
a
look.
I
believe
the
job
is
posted
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
so
yeah.
I
believe
that
is
it
for
now
again.
Anyone
is
interested
in
taking
minutes
for
the
october
meeting.
Let
me
know
anyone
else
have
anything.
I
do
not
believe
we
have.
Anyone
for
public
comments.
A
Is
that
correct
heather?
Is
anybody
in
the
queue
waiting
for
public
comments?
Are
we
good
to
go
or
alex.
A
A
A
number
of
people
are
very
sick,
including
myself,
which
again
is
why
I
am
not
showing
my
face,
but
I
do
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
for
your
work
again.
Thank
you,
commissioner,
hale
for
taking
notes
for
today's
meeting
really
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
all
for
the
thoughtful
conversation
thank
you
to
heather
and
alex,
and
the
team
for
stepping
in
and
helping
us
through
this
meeting
today.
A
Thank
you
for
everyone
for
tuning
in
and
watching
and
being
with
us,
and
thank
you
for
your
patience
as
we
have
transitioned
to
not
having
executive
director
we
as
soon
as
we
are
able
to,
we
will
go
back
to
you
know
getting
you
know,
information
out
to
the
public
on
how
they
can
join
public
comment
and
getting
updates,
etc.
In
the
meantime,
the
best
way
to
learn
about
what
we're
doing
will
be
to
join
us
every
third
tuesday
of
the
month
at
four
o'clock.
A
But
again,
thank
you
for
your
patience
and
also
thank
you
to
our
presenters
today.
For
that
really
great
presentation
and
incredible
information,
and
to
commissioner
manuel
for
making
that
connection.
Do
I
have
a
motion
to
adjourn
today's
meeting.