When it comes to doubters of the potential of female leaders, New York City Fire Department Commissioner Laura Kavanagh put it simply: “If I’m being honest, have you ever met a woman?”

The FDNY’s first woman leader, who’s leaving the job next month, delivered a passionate endorsement of female leadership during her keynote address at City and State’s 40 in their 40s event last night at Sixty Pine Street in Lower Manhattan. The event celebrated the city’s most promising Gen-X leaders in both public and private sectors. 

Kavanagh, who announced her resignation earlier this month, delivered a farewell address highlighting her strides and the hurdles she faced as the first woman to ever lead the FDNY’s 99% male workforce.

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