So at gatherings like a recent fund-raiser for Kathryn Garcia, a Democratic hopeful, that barrier has been top of mind. The online fund-raiser, which was attended by dozens of women, many of them veterans of city government, was held last week on International Women’s Day. It was a moment that Ms. Garcia, the city’s former sanitation commissioner, leaned into. “New York’s governor is reminding us it is time to see more women in positions of power,” Ms. Garcia told the group. “In 2021, there is no right man for the job of mayor.”

Source: International New York Times March 18, 2021 06:56 UTC