WOI Panel Next Meeting! 💜

Happy Wednesday!

We want to give a huge thank you to our Treasurer Madi Green for hosting an informative meeting last Monday on Women and Politics! The youth vote matters so please make sure you register to vote and then vote in this upcoming election.

Reminder: Community service committee meeting tonight at 7 via Zoom.
 

Next General Body Meeting

We are excited to host a panel of the Women of Isenberg Speaker Series team at our next meeting on Monday, October 12 at 7pm EST. They will answer a variety of questions centered around community, resilience, and adaptability. Submit a question here.

Zoom link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/91438866072
Meeting ID: 914 3886 6072
 

Women of Isenberg Student Ambassador Program

TONIGHT is the deadline to apply to be a WOI Student Ambassador during the WOI Virtual Speaker Series. 
 

VOTEEEE!!!!

  • Last day to register to vote (click here) in Massachusetts is October 24.

  • The General Election is on Tuesday, November 3.

  • The state of MA allows you to vote-by-mail during this election with no excuse needed. Click here to request an absentee ballot by October 20 (absolute deadline 10/28).

  • When your ballot arrives in the mail, make sure to fill it out correctly, sign the affidavit envelope, and mail it back to your local election office ASAP. You can also hand in your ballot to a clerk at your local election office (bring photo ID) if you are worried about delays in the mail.

  • Lastly, you can also vote on election day at the polls if you do not want to vote by mail.

  • For vote-by-mail instructions in other states, click here.

Additional Opportunities


Santander Info Session
Tomorrow, October 8 from 4:00-5:00pm, Santander’s Women's Employee Network is hosting a virtual information session for students seeking Summer 2021 internships. If you have a 3.0+ GPA and an expected graduation date between Fall 2021 – Spring 2022, RSVP here. Apply for Santander internships here.

Upcoming TJX Virtual Events
More details and registration here. 

  • Discover Different at TJX – Thursday, October 8th, 12:00 p.m.

  • TJX Intern and Associate “Panel Week” – Multiple Dates / Times Week of October 12th

  • A Look into the TJX Culture | “Welcomed, Valued and Engaged” – Thursday, November 5th, 11:00 a.m.

Female-Owned Businesses You Should Support

By: Claire Knott

Being a woman in business, it is important to support other women who are bringing their dreams to life. Check out the businesses below and support some empowering women!

Booty by Brabants

Kelly Brabants, founder of Booty by Brabants, is from Easton, Massachusetts and owns an athletic clothing line. Kelly is known for her unique textured leggings as well as her Instagram Live workout classes. Her goal is to make everyone feel confident in their own skin. Additionally, she holds Instagram Live classes to fundraise for different local charities. Over quarantine, she raised over $20,000 for the DJ Henry Dream Fund and matched the donations. Be sure to check out her website and Instagram to purchase a comfy pair of leggings! 

Manda Made

This young entrepreneur used quarantine to her advantage to start her dream business. Amanda began her earning business in March 2020. She sells funky, colorful earrings that are hand painted. She offers collections of earnings for special occasions and holidays like Mother’s Day and Halloween. Her inventory is limited since she’s operating by herself so grab a pair while you can! 

Erin Condren

Learning in a virtual environment proves to be very busy and it is important to organize our days and weeks. Erin Condren sells planners to plan out your day, week, and month. Some of the planners can be personalized as well as monogrammed. In addition to planners, she sells a variety of notebooks, stationery, and home organization items. If you love to plan, these planners would be perfect for you! 

Vyvacious Fashion 

Vyvacious Fashion is here for all of your clothing needs. MacLaine Farrell, the owner, keeps up with all the fashion trends and makes sure her online boutique is stocked with what her customers want. If you’re in need of anything from biker shorts to tank tops, check her out! 

Golde

Founded by Trinity Mouzon Wofford, Golde strives to provide customers with beneficial wellness and beauty products. All of her products are made from superfoods and range from papaya face masks to matcha turmeric latte blends. Starting off as a small business, her products are now sold at Goop and Urban Outfitters.

Women and Politics By Madi Green

We had our amazing Treasure Madi Green, give an informative presentation on the role women have in politics and how that relates to business.

Madi went over the history of women in politics, the gender gap, the race gap, and the evolvement of women in office and high positions of power. Women are a minority in society as all of the stated occurrences have affected women directly whether they were in a position of power or not.

The history of Women in Politics roots back to the Passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 where women were granted the right to vote. Over time women have grown in positions in policy where in 2016, we saw a women run as a Presidential candidate for a major party.

The gender gap defines the disparities between men and women in opportunities, expectations, and wage… something women often challenge through in business as well. To prove the gap, women only make up about 25% of Senior Executive positions in U.S. Public Companies.

This all leads to the question of “Why aren’t there more women in politics?” This question can be answered in several reasonings, such as: career pipeline, incumbent advantage, lack of insider support, and public perception and self-doubt.

There is a clear solution to increasing female power across several fields, and that is to vote! Check out the resources below that Madi provided to remain vocal women in society!

Thank you Madi for the insight into Women and Politics. Our members were able to take away valuable resources and information to progress our journey as Women in Business!

Resources:

Register to Vote: https://www.voteamerica.com

Be an Informed Voter: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/

More than just President on the ballot: Maine, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, NC, Iowa, Georgia, Montana

Run for Office: https://www.runforoffice.org/

How to Wind-Down After a Stressful Week

By: Julia Clancy

With fall finally here, there are plenty of fall activities that can help you wind down. It’s a stressful time, but there are plenty of fun and safe activities to partake in. This fall will be entirely what we make of it, due to not being able to have a completely normal fall. It’s so important to take care of ourselves during this time, and finding small ways to wind down, relax a bit, and have fun are great ways to do so! 

Here are a few of my favorites:

  1. I’ve found that by the end of a stressful week of at home classes, I am itching to get out of the house. What I’ve been doing is going for a long walk or hike with my roommates. It helps us get into a new scenery, as well as get some exercise. Whether it’s a walk around the neighborhood or going to a hiking trail, it’s a great way to wind down. My roommates and I have been trying to go on walks to different places every time (while bringing our masks of course!), just for some variety.

  2. After a long day of classes, sometimes it’s nice to just sit down on the couch and relax. My roommates and I have started to add movies to our Netflix list, and have been having movie nights. Especially for fall, there are great Halloween movies that are finally in season! It’s nice to just hang out and chill after working hard for the day, and movie nights are perfect for that!

  3. While watching movies is a great way to relax, watching movies all day isn’t the most productive day. There are plenty of great book lists online that I have been choosing from. I have been reading a lot of historical fiction and mystery books lately. Just search up your favorite genre and get started! Reading can keep you super busy, and it’s fun as well.

  4. Making learning to bake a goal became a huge thing during quarantine. I definitely got into baking, and have been trying to improve my skills since then. I love pumpkin flavored things, so I’ve been trying to work on making pumpkin bread for the fall season! I’ve been finding different recipes on Pinterest and trying to perfect them. It definitely has been helping me wind down after a stressful week.

Winding down is totally customizable to everyone. Fall is full of safe activities that you can do inside or outside. Get creative and inspired!

Women in Politics Tomorrow Night

Good evening everyone,

Join us tomorrow night, Monday, October 5 at 7pm EST for a meeting hosted by our Treasurer Madi Green on "Women in Politics." Madi will discuss some important themes including the gender gap in politics and the double blind dilemma.

Zoom link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/96774914644
Meeting ID: 967 7491 4644

Reminder: Community Service Committee meeting on Wednesday, October 7 at 7pm 
 

Peer Mentor Program Show & Tell Icebreaker

The first event of the peer mentor program will be on Tuesday, October 6 at 7pm EST. The Zoom link was sent to mentors and mentees by our Peer Mentor Program Director Kelly Davis. Email Kelly (kndavis@umass.edu) with any questions. 
 

Additional Opportunities:

Sharing Alumni Advice (SAA) 
The Student Alumni Association invites students to join their Wednesday advice series. On October 14 at 7pm EST, they will talk about careers in sports, entertainment, and media. Here is the Zoom link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/s/97105363087.

ProjectConnect
This program aims to connect UMass students virtually to form friendships and talk about mental health during remote study. There will be 5 sessions consisting of small groups meeting for an hour via Zoom. If you have questions, email Dani Reardon at dcreardon@umass.edu. Click here to sign up. 

Liberty Mutual Diversity Symposium
If you are interested in attending the Liberty Mutual Student Diversity Symposium on October 15 & 16, click here for more information. Apply by Wednesday, 10/7.

Dell Technologies "Changing the Face of Tech"
This event will be on October 8, from 4pm - 6pm. Click here for more information about the event and how to register.