New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 3 - Executive Orders (Hugh L. Carey) › Section 3.8 - Executive order no. 8: creating women's division in the executive chamber

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In recognition of the rightful claim of the women of this
					 State for equal opportunity and status in every phase of life, I am today
					 transforming and expanding the Women's Unit, by recreating it as the Women's
					 Division in the Executive Chamber, a division with coordinating functions for
					 all women's interests in the State. The Women's Division, as the only women's
					 agency in New York State government, shall continue to be a full-time staff
					 unit of the Executive Chamber whose function shall be the development of
					 effective and responsive programs and projects on State, local and Federal
					 levels in the public and private sectors, promoting equal opportunity and
					 status for women.
Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the
					 Constitution and laws of the State of New York, I, Hugh L. Carey, Governor of
					 the State of New York, do hereby establish by executive order the Women's
					 Division in the Executive Chamber, which will continue the functions of the
					 Women's Unit in the Office of the Secretary to the Governor and supersede that
					 unit as a separate division within the Executive Chamber. I hereby appoint Mary
					 Burke Nicholas as Director of the Women's Division, to report directly to
					 me.
I. Powers and Duties of the
				  Women's Division.
The Women's Division shall:
-- act as a center of communication about legislation
					 affecting the interests of women;
-- maintain and develop a roster of women qualified to
					 serve in State government as an aid to the Governor and others in making
					 appointments;
-- establish a liaison and work with all other government
					 agencies involved in the implementation of laws, ordinances and regulations and
					 with the development of programs which affect the status of women;
-- act as a liaison between women's organizations in the
					 State and State government;
-- develop, design and recommend to me new programs and
					 projects which will improve the status of women and the quality of State
					 services to women;
-- assist in insuring that the hiring, training and
					 promotion of women in State government goes forward, and that new and
					 innovative efforts are made to increase the number of women in decisionmaking
					 posts, as is outlined in Part II of the Order.
II. Equal Employment Opportunity for Women in
				  State Government.
It shall be the duty of the new Women's Division to ensure
					 fulfillment of the State's policy of encouraging employment opportunities for
					 women at all levels of State government and to make State government fully
					 reflective of the needs, interests and talents of all of our population.
The following steps and procedures, as set forth in
					 Executive Order No. 11, promulgated on September 24, 1974, and continued by my
					 Executive Order No. 1, promulgated January 1, 1975, shall continue to be
					 followed by each State department and agency to promote the active recruitment,
					 training and advancement of women.
A.
				  Agency and Department Actions.
Each State agency or department, under the guidance of the
					 Women's Division, and with the cooperation and technical assistance of the
					 State Department of Civil Service, shall:
develop and implement a recruitment and informational
					 campaign directed at encouraging women to enter State service. Each agency and
					 department shall review its current recruitment procedures to insure that these
					 procedures do not discourage such entry, especially at middle and top
					 management levels;
insure that women are fairly represented in all training
					 programs, whether technical, professional or administrative;
assess the eligibility for advancement of current employees
					 to assure the objective consideration of women for promotional opportunities
					 and training opportunities. Each agency and department shall review the
					 employment records of employees excluded in the past from movement into
					 administrative and management positions to determine if a lack of opportunity
					 to participate in training programs has contributed to their non-advancement,
					 and shall to the maximum extent feasible provide for new training opportunities
					 in such cases;
remove barriers to the entry of women into State government
					 and to their promotion in State service by reviewing and analyzing the
					 relevance of current job qualification requirements and removing any
					 requirements that are not specifically related to the job to be performed and
					 that serve only to limit full and flexible job opportunity;
designate personnel responsible for the development and
					 effectiveness of programs aimed at achieving equitable representation of women
					 at all levels within that agency or department.
B. Reports to the Governor
The head of every State agency shall report to the Governor
					 on or before May 1st, and biannually thereafter, on the specific efforts such
					 agency has undertaken to achieve an equitable representation of women at all
					 job levels within that agency. The agency heads shall supply to the Governor
					 any information which the Governor or the Director of the Women's Division
					 requests to demonstrate implementation of the steps and procedures outlined in
					 Part II of this Order. The Director of the Women's Division shall assist the
					 Governor in evaluating department and agency compliance and shall make
					 recommendations to the Governor as to how such compliance may be
					 improved.