FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 28th, 2015 “Connecting for Women Empowerment” GC4W celebrates “International Women’s Day” in Washington DC New York, January 28th, 2015 – On Saturday March 7th, 2015, the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W), the international non-profit organization dedicated to connecting, educating and empowering women and young girls around the globe, plans its annual festivities for the 2015 GC4W…
With her enormous sense of self and superb personality. Some of the items on this list will leave you more impressed with Lupita Nyong’o. Lupita Nyong’o became a household name overnight after the hype that followed the film “12 Years A Slave.” Her amazing performance landed her an Oscar for best supporting actress and propelled her career to new heights. Following…
Finding inspiration in your “Near Win” with Sarah Lewis and her latest Book “The RISE”: the Gift of Failure and the Pursuit of Mastery. Harvard educated, PhD Candidate at Yale University and with a Master’s degree from Oxford University, Sarah Lewis is a cultural historian and a Du Bois Fellow at Harvard University. She joins 42 other leading ladies on Elle Magazine’s…
The Global Connections for Women Foundation held a SOLD OUT event at the 2015 Social Media Week NYC Event title: Mobilizing for Social Impact. The Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W) hosts a Social Media Week NYC event for the second time “Mobilizing for Social Impact: A GC4W Socializing Leadership in Millennials & Gen Y Panel” on Thursday, February 26th at 6 pm…
Introducing the 2015 ELLE Magazine 43 Powerful Female Mentors on “THE AGENDA.” As 2015 takes hold, ELLE Magazine celebrates its thirtieth anniversary by dedication this milestone to focus the world’s attention on the social, political and economic needs of women and girls with The Agenda. For years, ELLE Magazine has gone far beyond the subject of Fashion, although that remains the epicenter of its being. Elle’s Editor-In-Chief…
From Trash to Treasures. This Fashion trend is helping to Save the Planet. Women around the world are at the forefront of using art and creativity to solve the looming waste crisis through Recycled Fashion – which was recently celebrated at the 2014 UNICEF Activate Talks on Youth and Child Participation forum. Among the speakers was Jasmina Chashule of Macedonia, who presented on the concept of turning trash into…
Frock, Paper, Scissors: Child Prodigy Wows the Fashion World. Five-year-old “Mayhem” has brought a new twist to the time-honored play of dress-up and paper dolls. Dubbed a fashion prodigy by Glamour, Vogue, and most recently J. Crew, Mayhem first caught the attention of the style world through an Instagram account {@2sisters_angie} and blog maintained by her mother {fashionbymayhem.com}, Angie. The phenom…
The Workshop at Macy’s is free and drives for the success of its students. If you or someone you know meets the eligibility requirements, you can apply here. The deadline for the April 2015 workshop is February 1st, 2015. For over a century and a half Macy’s has gleamed as a household retail name. Finding its roots in NYC, Macy’s has…
The Global Connections for Women foundation (GC4W) recognizes the remarkable moments and accomplishments of Women & Girls across the globe in 2014. 1. March 2014: Lupita Nyong’o became the First African Female to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress – for her outstanding performance in the movie “12 Years a Slave.” The resounding effects of the last words of her acceptance…
Congratulations to Time Magazine List of “Person of the Year” #EbolaFighters. This year, TIME Magazine Person of the Year recognized some of the amazing healthcare workers who dealt with the current Ebola crisis. The article documented the grandeur actions of these presumably ordinary people whose personal efforts directly served the containment of the deathly disease. The most current Ebola outbreak affected…
