🎃 WiB E-Board & Trivia Next Meeting

Hello everyone,

We want to thank the Women of Isenberg team for joining us last Monday and everyone who participated in the Protect Our Breasts fundraiser yesterday!

Our next meeting on Monday, October 19 at 7pm EST will be with the WiB executive board. Our Social Events Directors will split us into breakout rooms so we can get to know each other better. We will also have a fun, Fall-themed trivia with prizes! RSVP here by this Friday, 10/16, so we can form breakout rooms easily. 

Zoom link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/97153158280
Meeting ID: 971 5315 8280

Reminder: Marketing committee meeting tonight at 6:30pm
 

Pumpkin Carving w/ WiB!

Join us for a virtual pumpkin carving night on Thursday, October, 22 at 7pm EST. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/cngaXH4MpbVAk4FP9.
 

Additional Opportunities


RippleMatch
If you are looking for jobs and internships, RippleMatch can help you. Learn more here and email Charles Pisaturo (cpisaturo@umass.edu) with any questions.

UMass Smart About Money Program (SAM)
Sign up for peer financial coaching sessions with the SAM Program. More information here and Zoom office hours here.

Women of Isenberg Panel Tomorrow!

Hello everyone,

Tomorrow night, Monday, October 12 at 7pm EST, we will host a panel of the Women of Isenberg Virtual Speaker Series team! They will answer a variety of questions centered around community, resilience, and adaptability.

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

MASSPIRG 100% Renewable Energy Petition

The Carbon Mitigation Taskforce plans "to develop a comprehensive, high-level feasibility study that seeks to achieve carbon neutrality for 100% renewable energy by 2030" for UMass Amherst. If you support this plan, sign the petition here.
 

Additional Opportunities


IREA Women's Development Program
Isenberg Real Estate Advisors is seeking applications for the Women's Development Program. More information here and apply by 10/19. 

Greystar Real Estate Info Session
"Day in the Life" of a Property Management Professional info session on October 13, 2-3pm ET. More information here.

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/