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This morning,
Harper's BAZAAR's editor in chief, Samira Nasr, moderated a women-led panel for New York City mayoral candidate Ray McGuire. Joined by Jenny Galluzzo, cofounder of The Second Shift; Bess Freedman, CEO of real estate company Brown Harris Stevens; and Jeanine Liburd, chief social impact and communications officer for BET, the group spoke with McGuire about his plans for NYC women regarding the wage gap, small businesses, childcare, education, community safety, and more.
Author, lawyer, and filmmaker Crystal McCrary McGuire kicked off the conversation with an enthusiastic introduction for her husband, whom she described as a "cheerleader not just for me, but for all women." Ray McGuire, who announced his run for mayor on December 1, 2020, was recently an executive at Citigroup and has more than 30 years of business and finance experience rather than public service. But, as his wife pointed out during the Zoom event, the mayoral hopeful has been involved in the community behind the scenes, whether through creating equity and capital for small business and start-ups, helping to open schools, or supporting arts and culture. With only weeks to go before the primary election on June 22, the candidate outlined his plans to support women in their careers and family lives.