City Councilmember Amanda Farías, who represents the Bronx, discusses her role as the chair of the Committee on Women and Gender Equity on “In Focus.”
She says there is a need for direct community engagement and resource allocation to address gender gaps in health care, particularly maternal mortality.
Farías also talks about a recent hearing on women veterans’ health care needs and the ongoing efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in New York.
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