Who We Are
Launched in 2018, women.nyc is an ambitious program dedicated to ensuring New York City remains the greatest place in the world for women to launch startups, run businesses, and advance their careers.
By leveraging all the tools the city has to offer and working with partners who share our mission to financially empower women, women.nyc is creating programs that have real impact.
From free tech classes and salary negotiation workshops to small business loans and venture funding, women.nyc is here to help all NYC women reach higher.
women.nyc
Amplifying the city’s resources and services that help women get ahead.
Resources include:
- Information on finding a job, starting a business, and understanding your rights
- How to get funding, gain job skills, and education
- A special section highlighting programs just for students
- A calendar of free workshops, business courses, tech training and networking events
Featured Programs
Ask For More: To help combat the salary gap, women.nyc has partnered with the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to provide 10,000 women in NYC with free salary negotiation workshops, both online and in-person. Sign up for a workshop here.
She Built NYC: A public-arts campaign that honors pioneering women by installing monuments that celebrate their extraordinary contributions to the City and beyond.
NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre: NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre is a groundbreaking program promoting diversity within New York City’s media and entertainment industry by awarding up to $5.5 million in grants to projects for, by and about women. The NYC Women’s Fund is a campaign of women.nyc, NY Foundation for the Arts, and the Mayor’s Office for Media and Entertainment.
WE Venture: We teamed up with venture capital partners to launch WE Venture, a bold program that funds NYC based companies founded, owned or led by women and/or minority entrepreneurs.
