Tagged: entering the workforce
These worker-owned enterprises empower members to form their own businesses and to take collective control over decisions. For immigrant women, they are a pathway to job opportunities, income, and fulfillment. October is National Women’s Small Business Month – it’s time to celebrate women-owned businesses. Cooperatives are an important part of this ecosystem, allowing members to organize themselves in shared interests and goals as well as to form their own businesses. The cooperative model empowers workers in low-wage industries, including cleaning...
We are excited to kick off soon our LEAD Fall 2019 programs at the Brooklyn Central Library and NYPL Chatham Square. A few spots are still available at both locations. Don’t miss the chance to join! Sign up for a info session. Our LEAD workforce development program for immigrant women begins with eight job readiness workshops providing participants with critical knowledge and skills about the US job search process and workplace culture. Participation in LEAD also gives access to group practice and networking sessions...
Written by Daria Kurdyukova On May 2, New Women New Yorkers hosted a roundtable discussion featuring five women guest speakers at the Mid-Manhattan Library. The panelists — professionals in different industries — addressed an audience made up of participants from the LEAD program, NWNY’s free workforce development program for young immigrant women. The guest speakers included Jerin Arifa, originally from Bangladesh, an award-winning community organizer and communications specialist and Founder and President of the National Organization for Women’s (NOW) inaugural...
