March is Women’s History Month, and all month long, we celebrate the power and diversity of women and girls. From tradeswomen to stay-at-home and working moms, to adolescent young women and girls, we have a program for everyone! Our Women’s History Month (WHM) events such as our Women’s and Girls’ Conference and WEN on the GO! help support our mission to empower women.
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Motherhood: Uncensored
Saturday, March 7th, 2015
9:00 am to 11:00 am
YWCA Early Learning Center
98 Pleasant Avenue, Upper Saddle River, NJ
Designed for moms and children, this event will explored beneficial techniques for women in all stages of motherhood. A panel discussion featuring stay-at-home moms and working moms followed a discussion with Better Way Moms‘ founder Sarah Walton on time management and self-care. Child care was provided with activities including storytime, arts and crafts, and more!
Hard Hatted Woman
A Documentary Film
Friday, March 13th, 2015
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
YWCA Bergen County
112 Oak Street, Ridgewood, NJ
They are ironworkers and electricians, plumbers and piledrivers, boilermakers and masons, and they all know what it’s like to be the only woman on the job.
Attendees joined us for a screening of the trailer for Hard Hatted Woman, a documentary following the lives of six women in construction. Lorien Barlow, director, producer and cinematographer, addressed the gender stereotypes entrenched not only in the world of carpenters and crane operators but also in our own collective beliefs about women’s aptitudes and abilities.
A panel discussion featuring women in construction included:
- Mary Anne Belvedere, Belvedere Building & Contracting
- Marilyn Grabowski, Atlantic Infrared, Inc., Atlantic Infrastructure LLC, Atlantic Infratrac LLC
- Rudy Mulligan, Apprentice Carpenter, Local 157, NYC
- Nani Noverita, Ironworker, Local 46, NYC
This free event was in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County.
Nurture to Nourish: What are You Doing to Care For Yourself?
Sunday, March 15th, 2015
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
YWCA Bergen County
112 Oak Street, Ridgewood, NJ
What Are You Doing to Care for Yourself?
This FREE event was designed to introduce women to the philosophies of wellness and self-care. Through interactive, communal experiences, practitioners showed attendees how to tap into all five senses to ensure their bucket is always full!
| 1:15pm | Welcome & Opening Experiential Session |
| 1:45pm | Session 1: Taste, presented by ENODIA Center for Balance and Rebecca Kittle, Health Coach |
| 2:15pm | Session 2: Touch, presented by Tzivya Kraus |
| 3:00pm | Session 3: Sight, presented by Lois Kramer Perez of Mambo Feng Shui |
| 3:30pm | Session 4: Smell, presented by The Energy Medicine Center |
| 4:15pm | Group Experiential Session 5: Sound, presented by The Energy Medicine Center |
| Event also featured stretching presentations by YWCA Bergen County Fitness Instructor, Valerie | |
2015 Girls Conference, for Girls Ages 11-18
Great Expectations: Helping Girls Realize their Potential
Saturday, March 21st, 2015
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson University
100 University Plaza, Hackensack, NJ
Our Girls Conference, Great Expectations, focused on how young women can break down barriers that society has built around them, and highlighting the important roles that women play in our community. The day featured keynote speaker Charlotte Samuels of Ridgewood, graduate of the YWCA Early Learning Center and youngest person to complete the Triple Crown of open-water swimming in the world. Workshops for girls and adults focused on acceptance, media literacy, healthy lifestyles, the environment and preparing for college. Performances by the Teaneck Terpsichoreans and Reflections, and an interactive drum circle rounded out the day.
WEN is Now: Refreshing Your Brand!
Using LinkedIN for Networking
Wedneday, March 25th, 2015
8:30 am to 10:00 am
YWCA Bergen County
112 Oak Street, Ridgewood, NJ
What do people say about you when they see or hear your name?
2014 TWIN Honoree Treva Spencer-Dupree, Talent Acquisition Manager at United Water, presented on the use of social media to advance your career and skill-set in the professional online job market. Together, the group discussed tips for creating and refreshing their personal brand.
No matter what job you perform, be the subject matter expert in that arena. Attendees learned how to be the owner of their brand and celebrate their climb toward success!
Click here for WEN Memberships details and upcoming monthly topics.
Bagels supplied by Bagelicious.
For more information on our Women’s History Month and other women’s empowerment events, contact Jessica Monaco-Coppell.
