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City Council members are pushing to make companies disclose the gender and racial composition of executive staffers and directors to help give women- and minority-run businesses a leg up on municipal contracts.

Under two bills announced Tuesday, companies seeking to do work for the city would have to provide statistics about the gender and racial make-up of their top officers as well as “an analysis of city contractors’ reported goals for diversity.”

The bills’ lead sponsors, Liz Crowley (D-Queens) and Darlene Mealy (D-Brooklyn), led demonstrators on the steps of City Hall calling for the change.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said through a spokesman that she’s “a strong supporter of . . . empowerment of women in the boardroom, and we’re looking forward to reviewing the bills.”

If the legislation is approved, each city agency would have to report the statistics to its commissioner after selecting a contractor.

Commissioners would review the figures to ensure companies comply with equal-employment-opportunity laws.

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