New York City Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen Is Set On Making Her Hometown The Best Place On Earth For Women
New York City’s deputy mayor for housing and urban development, Alicia Glen, is surrounded by women. Some are full-grown women in suits and sneakers or heels or nurse’s uniforms or smocks with CVS name tags pinned on. Others are of the junior variety—collegians with long, flowing hair and cutoff shorts the size of underpants. Still others are women of the future: Girl Scouts in green uniforms with French braids and no makeup and campfire badges sewn on their vests. All of them are clustered around Glen in New York’s Bryant Park on this sweltering June day because Glen is sick of seeing statues of nothing but white men all over New York City.
“Give me a break. Enough is enough,” says Glen—a cheerful, hard-charging 52-year-old former Goldman Sachs exec with the dry, wisecracking style of Veep’s Selina Meyer and the sturdy, bright-eyed appeal of a college field-hockey captain. “Today is the day we finally start putting women where they belong: on pedestals,” she continues as she and New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, announce the launch of She Built NYC—an initiative “to honor the women who’ve built this town” and correct the fact that 90 percent of New York’s current monuments honor men. “There are 22 monuments in Central Park and only one of them is of a woman, and it’s Alice in Wonderland. She’s not even a real person.”
Glen’s announcement is met with whooping and cheering and applause—along with suggestions from several Girl Scouts who feel strongly that Eleanor Roosevelt should be among the first memorialized. But really, the launch is just the latest step in Glen’s larger mission, which is to turn New York City into the greatest place in the world to be a woman.
Bu hikaye Marie Claire - US dergisinin November 2018 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye Marie Claire - US dergisinin November 2018 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
BOREDOM HELPED THE FOUNDERS OF LEFT ON FRIDAY BUILD A NEW BRAND
Shannon Savage and Laura Low Ah Kee left their executive roles at Lululemon to try their hand at starting a bathing suit business.
A REFRESHING CONVERSATION ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
The realities of global warming are becoming increasingly dismal. But in her latest book What If We Get It Right?, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson explains that we already have the answers we need.
GIVING BIRTH IN GAZA
Procedures performed with kitchen scissors. Makeshift medical tents with no pain medication, clean water, or electricity. Marie Claire goes inside one of the most dangerous places in the world to be pregnant right now.
MYHA'LA IS THINKING BIG
The Industry star is entering a new phase of life, determined to take up more space in her personal and professional endeavors. Showing off this season's bold, billowing silhouettes, she tells us all about it.
COAST ALONG
A slice of the Mexican shoreline in Costalegre is reconsidering what sustainable travel can look like, through gentle development and thoughtful community.
READY FOR DRIFT OFF
A new wave of sleep retreats and spas are offering another way to get some shut-eye.
THE BARE TRUTH ABOUT NAKED DRESSING
The trend isn't just for A-listers. But it isn't necessarily for all of us, either.
FASHION IS LOSING MIDDLE GROUND
In-between brands are disappearing. And with them, an entire perspective on style.
WORK WIVES ARE GOING EXTINCT
They're becoming less common as remote and hybrid work get more prevalent. But is now the time when we need them most?
MY DECADES-LONG JOURNEY TO CURLS
\"My hair's growth these years, much like mine, has been stunningly imperfect.\"
