City Council vows to fight workplace sexual harassment
Hearing focuses on issues raised by #MeToo Movement
The #MeToo movement has come to City Hall.
Two City Council committees held a join hearing Wednesday to learn the scope of the sexual harassment problem in the workplace and to highlight the need for legislation to combat the crime in both the government and private employment sectors.
The hearing was conducted by the committees on Women and Civil and Human Rights. Councilmember Mathieu Eugene (D-Kensington) is the chairman of the Committee on Civil and Human Rights. The Committee on Women is chaired by Councilmember Helen Rosenthal (D-Upper West Side).