Just in time for Women’s History Month, global nonprofit Dress for Success™ has launched a campaign to help empower all women. In addition to its annual giving program Your Hour, Her Power™, DFS has teamed up with Oprah Daily to present a special four-part video series called "Power Shift".
Your Hour, Her Power (sponsored this year by Arm & Hammer Laundry, Chloe Wine Collection, PPG, Sono Bello, Takeda and T.J. Maxx) spotlights leaders who are paving the way to success for other women and encourages employed people to donate one hour of their pay to support career programs.
"Power Shift" brings together honorees and Dress for Success clients for engaging conversation address ways women can work together to achieve economic independence and self-defined success. The Series will provide a fresh and provocative look at the professional lives of women at the forefront of positive, societal change.
Dress for Success has been committed to advancing women in the workplace and helping them gain financial independence since 1997, when its first location opened in a New York City church basement. Known for providing business attire to women seeking employment, which has served over 1.2 million women so far, prides itself on moving "beyond the suit." Over the past 25 years, its programs have expanded to better address the changing needs of women in the workplace and include career workshops, mentorship opportunities, and 144 locations in 22 countries and dozens of states across the U.S.
There’s no arguing that its services are more crucial than ever: According to a report from the Center for American Progress, women have lost a net of 5.4 million jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic, as opposed to the 4.4 million lost by men. According to Dress for Success findings, 77 percent of its current clients have been laid off, and 59 percent are facing food insecurity. By pivoting services from in-person to virtual, the organization has been able to continue helping the women it serves to reenter the workforce.
WATCH "POWER SHIFT"
EPISODE 4: "The Art of Being Memorable"
FEATURING: Gayle Troberman, CMO, iHeartMedia; Beth Ann Day, Chief Talent Officer, AllianceBernstein; Cindy Kent, Chief Operating Officer, Everly Health; Melissa Martin, Vice President of Marketing, Arm & Hammer Laundry; Tasneem Damji, Program Director for Dress for Success Vancouver and former client.
EPISODE 3: "Redefining Success in the Pursuit of Equity"
FEATURING: Janessa Cox, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion and Corporate Citizenship, AllianceBernstein; Laure de Metz, General Manager, Americas, Benefit Cosmetics; Jill Brannon, Chief Sales Officer, FedEx, Deirdre Guice Minor, Vice President Institutional Business Development, T. Rowe Price; Kesha Kent, National Diversity Talent Leader, MrsKeshSpeaks & former Dress for Success client.
EPISODE 2: "A New Mindset for 'We'"
FEATURING: Samantha Sky, Chief Executive Officer, SHE Media; Natalie Nixon, PhD, President, Figure 8 Thinking; Shannon Schuyler, Chief Purpose & Inclusion Officer, PwC US; Melissa Wills, Vice President, Finance, PPG; Laurie Chamberlin, Head of LHH Recruitment Solutions, North America, The Adecco Group; Cheyenne Jones, Consultant and Dress for Success Global Ambassador and former client.
EPISODE 1: “In Service to Yourself, in Service to Others”
FEATURING: Alison Overholt, general manager, Oprah Daily; Karen Ballou, chief executive officer, Immunocologie; Angie Klein, chief executive officer, Visible; Dawn Lafreeda, president and CEO, Denny’s Den-Tex Central; and Anita Dcosta, special needs educator, New York Department of Education, and former Dress for Success client.
