Bonnie Marcus has worked in corporate America for over 20 years and personally experienced and witnessed gender bias every day. She shares, “Some of it was overt, especially in the earlier years, but most of it was so subtle that it caused you to think twice about whether it was your own sensitivity to the issue. It is these obstacles women…
🍃Our #TimeisNow poem, written by Lilian Ajayi-Ore, Founder & CEO of GC4Women.og. A Women’s History Month Poem Written by Lilian Ajayi-Ore. A Poem Titled: Our Time is Now If we only had more time. We would change the feeling of guilt in the pursuit of moving things forward. If we only had more time. We will never miss a beat.…
Sana Akibu (aka Sana Kibz) is a model, TV Star, Fashion & Lifestyle influencer and beauty content creator in New York City specializing in natural skincare. Sana has held positions in many areas of the beauty industry and has worked with BET, Maybelline, Seventeen Magazine, Macys, Refinary29, and many others. She currently operates a natural skincare line, and stars in WEtv‘s new…
On record with Aly Raisman, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, “I believe that Everyone is a Survivor of something.” On January 19th, 2018, Aly a 3-time U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist added her voice to a chorus of countless other women—who have spoken about the sexual misconduct scandal, the biggest one yet in the sports history. Larry Nassar was sentenced up to 175…
Listen to the buzz about foods and dietary supplements and you’ll believe they can do everything from sharpen focus and concentration, to enhance memory, attention span and brain function. 1. Eat breakfast to fuel your brain Tempted to miss breakfast? Studies have found that eating breakfast may improve short-term memory and attention. Students who eat breakfast tend to perform significantly…
A moment of awe: a captivated Little Girl of Michelle Obama’s portrait goes viral, and the reasons why will most certainly surprise you. Parker Curry, age 2, was not being cooperative. Standing in front of the new painting of former first lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, Parker ignored her mother’s pleas to turn around for a photo.…
The time is now, and in recognition of International Women’s Day 2018, the official day to commemorate the achievements and dedication of women around the world. On women’s month, we want to bring light to the improvements in women’s tangible rights and their overall advancement in society. Now, more than ever, there’s a strong call-to-action to press forward and progress…
The Global Connections for Women Foundation co-designed Teach Gender Equality Certificate Course on Microsoft Education – and now over 15,000 teachers are certified worldwide and over 1 million teachers have access to the learning materials for the course. The course was released on International Women’s Day – a pivotal time to reflect on progress made and to continue to strive…
GC4W is proud to share the videos of our holistic lifestyle expert, Cassandra Bodzak and her quick and easy ways to add a little something to nut butters. In this episode, Cassandra Bodzac helps to demystify some of the misconceptions around nut butters and provides some healthy recipes to make some quick and yummy snacks and meals with different kinds…
While many believe that women’s leadership seminars and conferences cannot help achieve the larger goal of gender equality, we at GC4W firmly believe the contrary. In recapping on the recent Conference For Women, Shawn Anchor shares his belief that conferences of this nature have a powerful effect: if conducted in the right manner. Shawn shares that 71% of the Conference…
