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Miami-Dade Commission for Women urges two new domestic‑violence centers, maternal‑health outreach after CEDAW report
Summary
At a May 2025 Miami‑Dade County Housing Committee meeting, the Miami‑Dade County Commission for Women presented a CEDAW-based status report and recommended two new domestic‑violence (CVAC) centers, a maternal‑health fair and a county workforce pay analysis to address wage disparities and rising maternal mortality among Black women.
At a Miami‑Dade County Housing Committee meeting in May 2025, the Miami‑Dade County Commission for Women presented its annual status report under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and recommended the county authorize two new domestic‑violence centers, fund a maternal‑health fair and conduct a county workforce pay analysis.
The report, introduced by Josephine Novo, legislative chair and District 13 appointee to the Miami‑Dade County Commission for Women, said the county has seen an “84.7% increase” in domestic‑violence incidents, “over 300 more domestic violence cases” and “286 forcible” offenses in the last year, and recommended two new CVAC centers be established in underserved North and West parts of the county and promoted through a multimedia marketing campaign.
The recommendation matters, Commission for Women officials said, because the county’s data show gaps in prenatal and maternal care and persistent pay disparities that…
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