To shake up the tedium of quarantine, I started doing polar plunges with Stephanie Reece, who was driven by something else entirely. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Women and Girls”
‘Bond Girl’ Talk and Groping: Albany’s Toxic Culture for Women
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2021
As allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo put a new spotlight on sexual misconduct in New York’s capital, numerous women there described an enduring predatory and misogynistic environment. Source: New York Times
Bernadette Bartels Murphy, Pioneering Wall Street Trader, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on March 25, 2021
Starting out as a secretary, she became a sought-after financial adviser in a male world and found a national platform for her views on public television. Source: New York Times
Will Cuomo’s Scandals Pave the Way for N.Y.C.’s First Female Mayor?
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2021
The women running for mayor have sharply criticized the governor as sexual harassment allegations pile up against him, and say they offer a different style of leadership. Source: New York Times
For Some Women, Working for Cuomo Is the ‘Worst Place to Be’
By Gotham Rex on March 13, 2021
Dozens of current and former employees of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s executive chamber described the office as chaotic, unprofessional and toxic, especially for young women. Source: New York Times
Democratic Leaders of N.Y. Legislature Take Aim at Cuomo
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2021
As the governor maintained a defiant stance, the leader of the State Senate became the most prominent official to call on him to step down. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Could Be Compelled to Testify in Sexual-Harassment Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on March 2, 2021
The attorney general’s investigation into the governor will give her far-ranging subpoena powers to request documents and call witnesses. Source: New York Times
Sarah Lawrence Student Seen as Cult Victim Is Now Charged
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2021
Isabella Pollok was one of the students at Sarah Lawrence College who prosecutors said was exploited by a classmate’s father, Lawrence V. Ray. Now she is under indictment, too. Source: New York Times
Lenore Janis, Who Broke Construction Industry Barriers, Dies at 86
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2021
As a founder and president of an influential trade organization, she showed women how to make it in a field that had long excluded them. Source: New York Times
Barbara Ann Rowan, Who Spurred Advances for Black Lawyers, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2021
As a Black lawyer she protested a racial slur during a bar association speech after forging a trail as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan. She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Cindy Nemser, Advocate for Women Artists, Is Dead at 83
By Gotham Rex on February 7, 2021
In the 1970s she called out chauvinism and pushed back against the marginalization of women in the art world, in part by helping to create The Feminist Art Journal. Source: New York Times
Naomi Levine, Lawyer Who Transformed a University, Dies at 97
By Gotham Rex on February 7, 2021
She thrived in a profession where she found herself mostly surrounded by men, taking on leadership roles and helping turn N.Y.U. into a top-tier institution. Source: New York Times
Attacker Stalked Women in Brooklyn for Weeks as Police Stayed Silent
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2021
Women were repeatedly being assaulted at or near a Williamsburg subway station, but the police failed to post warnings. One victim’s social media post finally led to an arrest. Source: New York Times
31 Guards Suspended at a Women’s Prison Plagued by Sexual Violence
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2021
Inmates reported being beaten while handcuffed at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in New Jersey, the state’s only prison for women. Source: New York Times
Christina Crosby, 67, Dies; Feminist Scholar Wrote of Becoming Disabled
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2021
After a bicycle accident left her paralyzed, she wrote a memoir, “A Body, Undone,” which refused to draw tidy lessons about overcoming hardship. Source: New York Times