One of the ideas (policy projects) I created that would benefit women's advancement during my time as a WPP Fellow.

1. Policy Advocacy Proposal

2. MTA
HIS-STORY
1904
1905
1915
1917
1932
1953
1968
1982
The years of how MTA developed and how
its status of women in MTA.

3. REBUILDING THE SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED 2010-2014 CAPITAL PROGRAM
IDENTIFIES AN INVESTMENT LEVEL OF $28.080 BILLION, WITH 64%
TARGETED TO THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF
THE MTA NETWORK.
http://mta.info/mta/pdf/CP/ProposedProgram.pdf

4. According to 2012-13 Executive Budget:
 Increased funding for Minority and Women-Owned
Business Initiatives: increase of $1.6 million to support
participation (expected 20%)
 Raise the statutory limit on the amount of bonds, notes
and other obligations the MTA, the New York City
Transit Authority (NYCTA), and the Triborough
Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) may issue.
http://www.governor.ny.gov/20122013ExecutiveB
udget

5. LEGISLATION
•In 1988, Article 15A of Executive law introduced the
Governor’s Office of Minority and Women’s Business
Development—
WBE is a business enterprise in which at least fifty-one
percent (51%) is owned, operated and controlled by
citizens or permanent resident aliens who are women.
http://esd.ny.gov/MWBE
www.gillibrand.senate.gov

6. DISPARITIES
• NERA Consulting (2010) discovered 12.39% of M/WBE
were construction or construction-related.
Surveys
• Smaller the firm , the fewer opportunities
• State preferred bigger firms
• Payment was slower
www.esd.ny.gov/.../NERA_NYS_Disparity_Study_Final_NEW.pdf
NWBC (2012), women-owned Businesses include 3.4% WBE
Construction and 14.1% Technical/Science.
http://www.nwbc.gov

7. Gov.
Cuomo
MWBE
NERA
Consulting
Mayor
Bloomberg
BPHA
Caucus

8. Upstate (GOP) officials: What does that
have to do with our part of New York?

9. •Increase in environmental improvements
•Increase in workforce
• Encourage more women in studying
engineering/science/technology
•45 MTA contracts were awarded to 39 NYS certified
M/WBE firms
www.mta.gov
•Women’s Empowerment

10. Lets help our women in NY make history again!