New Women New Yorkers

Author: ariellekandel

Portraits & interviews

Meet NWNY’s Volunteer Program & Chief Culture Officer Abbey Longyear

NWNY’s very first volunteer is getting ready for a new and exciting role in our community! Abbey Longyear has been volunteering with New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) since 2014. Since then, she has played an active role in building our volunteer team, initiating partnerships with a wide range of organizations and companies, planning and coordinating programs and events, and much more. In her new, part-time role of Volunteer Program & Chief Culture Officer, Abbey will be responsible for helping NWNY...

Portraits & interviews

Meet Sophia, a finance worker turned beauty studio owner from China

By Allie Ginwala Please tell us  your name, where you are from, and how long you have been living in New York City.My name is Sophia Ching, and I was born and raised in China. I’ve been in New York for three years.  What brought you to New York City? My boyfriend found a job here. So that was a good reason for me to change scenery. Tell me about your early days in New York. What was it like trying...

Portraits & interviews / Real People. Real Lives.

Real People. Real Lives: Meet Anna, from Poland

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Real People. Real Lives, a NWNY photo exhibit on immigrant women, we are looking back to some of the participants’ stories. The exhibit featured photographs of 16 women in iconic NYC spots and neighborhoods by Dru Blumensheid. The portraits, along with audio recorded interviews, show a nuanced and multi-layered picture of the immigrant women who make NYC their home, the barriers and isolation they experience, as well the hopes, dreams and talents they bring with...

Portraits & interviews

An interview by Guardian Life of Arielle Kandel, NWNY’s founder and CEO

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America supports New Women New Yorkers’ LEAD workforce development program and capacity building, volunteer initiatives, and two events in 2019. Read an interview by Guardian Life of Arielle Kandel, New Women New Yorkers’ founder and Chief Executive Officer. Repost from original article, available here: https://www.guardianlife.com/helping-immigrant-women-in-the-workplace Helping immigrant women in the workplace A third of immigrant women are out of the workforce. This organization plans to change that. Growing up, Arielle Kandel was surrounded by...