Advocates urge Hochul, lawmakers to boost pay for women in service fields

A coalition of advocacy groups this week urged Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers to sign off on a state budget that includes pay raises for service-sector jobs that are dominated by women.

The organizations, which include New York Caring Majority, Just Pay, New Yorkers For Fiscal Fairness and the New York State Council of Churches, released a letter to state officials on Tuesday in recognition of Equal Pay Day…