New Women New Yorkers

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Portraits & interviews

Infographic: How young immigrant women benefit from our programs

As our fundraising campaign, Empowering Immigrant Women, continues throughout December, we want to share how our free workforce development programs, LEAD and LEAD For New Moms, are changing the lives of young immigrant women in New York City. Below, we spotlight some of the skills and qualities are participants are gaining, from leadership capacity to self-confidence to command of English. Click here to learn more and donate to our campaign. Infographic by Christine Kim      

Culture & events

NWNY hosts first interview training session of 2017

Written by Daria Kurdyukova Confidence, power, anxiety, energy, inspiration, help, openness, engagement, empowerment, excitement, positivity, gratitude — these are some of the words that participants of 2017’s first NWNY Mock Interview Session used to describe the event. Held on March 16 at the Centre for Social Innovation, the event’s main goals were to help immigrant women in NYC gain confidence, improve their job interview skills, and connect with professionals from a variety of industries. 10 graduates and participants of the LEAD...