The GC4W News Weekend Reads Edition 62 is a collection of top stories and trending topics.
With so much news content being published each day on gc4women.org, we have decided to start a new “Weekend Reads” tradition to keep you informed and connected to the resources to improve your life and business.
The following are top reads and trending topics on gc4women.org news:
1. GC4W Wellness Retreat x Summit
To amplify the need to continue the momentum of mental health awareness month and the need to embrace the Age of Wellness, the GC4W Circle Network is proud to present the “GC4W Circle Wellness Retreat x Summit” with a focus on work, life, balance in our stride to find serenity in a post-pandemic world, and as we discover new wellness pathways in a whole new world. This event is also a welcomed reminder that “wellness” should be an advent part of our everyday conversations at work, at home, and in life. Read more here.
2. Networking In College: Three Reasons Why You Should Make Contacts
As a college student, it is important for us to prepare for test, midterms and finals. However, there is one thing that we tend to forget about and that is networking. Networking is connecting with other professional people that can share knowledge to further your career. Networking can be beneficial for anyone, no matter what profession they would like to go into. Here are 3 reasons why college students should network: Read more here.
3. 3 Women Redefine Entrepreneurship in San Juan
Puerto Rico, long battered by earthquakes and hurricanes while mired in colonial limbo and blackouts, is in the throes of a once-in-a-generation cultural and political revival of self-determination and independence. That energy is almost always discussed in terms of possible statehood for the U.S. island territory, but three women in the capital city of San Juan are infusing the conversation with provocative feminist questions that root the movement in womanhood. What does self-determination mean not just for an island but for a neighbor? How does it affect a business meeting? A date? A budget? A marriage? A résumé? Sex? Read more here.
4. Chaunte Lowe Is Training for Tokyo Through Breast Cancer
If anyone knows grit, it’s Chaunte Lowe. The 37-year-old high jumper has competed in four Olympics through three pregnancies. She brought home a bronze medal in 2008 and still holds the American record for the women’s high jump (both indoor and outdoor). And now she’s training for a mind-boggling fifth Olympic appearance—while facing a breast cancer diagnosis, chemotherapy, and a mastectomy. So yeah, she’s no quitter. Read more here.
