New Women New Yorkers

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Portraits & interviews

First edition of We Speak We LEAD closes on a high note

A special closing session celebrated an engaged group of immigrant women and their achievements during the program On June 23rd, New Women New Yorkers (NWNY) held the final session of the We Speak We LEAD, a free workforce development and professional English learning program for immigrant women offered in collaboration with We Speak NYC at the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA).  Over a series of 10 interactive job readiness workshops, participants were prepared for entry into the New York...

Features & analyses

Six steps to financial well-being every immigrant woman should master

Learn the basics of healthy finances to set yourself up for success Written by Anamaria Ferferi We know that setting yourself up for success in a new country is not a simple fill-in-the-blank form. Establishing yourself is a long process, one that involves making new connections, finding a job, finding housing and building a financial cushion. As an immigrant woman, you may be doing this not just for yourself but also for your family. Financial stability is a crucial pillar...

Portraits & interviews

A statement from New Women New Yorkers

Like so many others, we are shocked and distraught by the appalling killing of George Floyd, which exposed, once again, the pervasive racism and inequality that plagues our society.  As an organization dedicated to the inclusion and equality of immigrant women, New Women New Yorkers stands against racism, prejudice, and violence in all forms. We are a better society when all people, regardless of gender, race, country of origin and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status, collaborate and learn...

Culture & events

Two documentaries about immigrant women artists to watch today

These free screenings shed light on the extraordinary lives of creative women in the face of adversity In honor of Cuban-born artist Carmen Herrera’s birthday, the documentary The 100 years Show is available for free streaming today. From Cuba to New York and Paris, Herrera’s life has spanned continents and art movements. Her hard-edged canvases emerged at the same time that Ellsworth Kelly, whose period in France overlapped with Herrera’s in the 1950s. She also started making her abstractions when...