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ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE NOTICED AS MAYORS IS ACTUALLY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS ARE VERY SLOW TO RESPOND TO WHAT'S HAPPENED ON THE GROUND.
MAYORS IN CITIES CAN BE FAR MORE NIMBLE AND QUICKER.
IN LONDON WE INVESTED BILLIONS OF POUNDS OF MONEY, GIVING WOMEN WHO ARE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE WHICH IS SHUT UP DURING THE LOCKDOWN, RES PPITES.
REFUGEES, MORE HOTELS, PLACES TO GO TO.
WE INVESTED IN RELATION TO THE SKILLS AGENDA, 300 MILLION POUND BUDGET, HELPING WOMEN GET THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO GET A JOB.
THOSE WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS.
WE'RE SUPPORTING WOMEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE SUPPORT THEY NEED DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
THERE'S AN AMAZING NUMBER IN LONDON, I'M SURE IT'S THE CASE IN OTHER CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, WHICH IS EIGHT OUT OF TEN OF THE LOWEST-PAID JOBS ARE DONE BY WOMEN.
IF WE CAN UPSCALE WOMEN, GIVE THEM THE SKILLS THAT ARE FUTURE-PROOF, BETTER-PAID JOBS, WE CAN GET THEM OUT OF POORER-PAID JOBS THAT ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE THIS PANDEMIC AND SAVES JOBS THAT ARE MORE SECURE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.
LET ME TURN TO YOU, MAYOR SHAINBAUM, YOU BEGAN BY TALKING ABOUT THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.
PARTICULARLY IN THIS TIME WITH NO WAY TO ESCAPE.
THERE'S BEEN A HUGE UPTICK IN CALLS BY WOMEN TO EMERGENCY HOTLINES AND A BIG INCREASE IN DOMESTIC ABUSE AND MURDERS.
IS IT A REAL WORRY FOR YOU, AND WHAT CAN YOU DO AS A MAYOR, PARTICULARLY IN THIS TIME, TO PROTECT WOMEN?
DURING THE THREE MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC IN MEXICO CITY, WE INCREASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALL THE CHILDREN IN MEXICO CITY THAT GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE GIVING A FOOD SUPPORT FOR ALL THE CHILDREN.
WE'RE TALKING 1.2 MILLION CHILDREN FROM 3 TO 15 YEARS OLD IN THE CITY.
THE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE AN AGENDA RELATED TO THE REDUCTION OF VIOLENCE FOR WOMEN IN THE CITY AND THIS AGENDA STARTED LAST YEAR.
WE ALSO SANCTIONED WHAT WE CALLED VIOLENCE IN DIGITAL, IN SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE ALSO APPROVED A BANK FOR SEXUAL AGGRESSORS AND ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT LAW, WE ARE PROTECTING WOMEN THAT SUFFER FROM VIOLENCE AT HOME.
WE ARE -- WE ARE GUARANTEED THAT THE AGGRESSOR HAS TO GO OUT OF THE HOUSE INDEPENDENTLY OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THE HOUSE.
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David Miliband and Anthony Gardner discuss the transition from the Trump administration to the Biden administration. Mayor Sadiq Khan of London and Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico City discuss a new international initiative for gender equality. Smith College professor Loretta J. Ross discusses the perils of cancel culture.
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