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Women in PR North America Announces New Website and Global Membership

The Organization of Canadian Women in Public Relations and American Women in Public Relations (Women in PR North America) have developed a new website to bring together both entities into one cohesive brand platform. The website has been designed to provide a user-friendly experience, with streamlined navigation and functionality, to allow visitors to see the full product offering from Women in PR North America. The site has many new features, including quick facts tables to highlight past...

International Women’s Day and the Contributions of Women in PR

This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, we are supporting UN Women and the United Nations in celebrating under the the Embracing Equity theme, DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality, and although technology has the means to empower women, not everyone has access. There is still a persistent gender gap in digital access, keeping women in many developing countries, from unlocking technology’s full potential. Women now own 16.8% of Canadian SMEs, 22.4% of American small businesses,...

Inaugural PR Leadership Conference for Female Executives

The Organization of Canadian Women in Public Relations and the Organization of American Women in Public Relations (Women in PR North America) are pleased to announce they have developed a new annual leadership conference, designed to meet the professional education needs of female executives and to provide valuable insights for career growth. The inaugural conference will be held virtually on October 6, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT, and will bring together public relations professionals...

Women in Public Relations in North America Research Study Investigates Workplace Gender Bias Long-Term Effects

Research shows that women face barriers in their work, either by not having enough support to keep the position and maintain a family or through the glass ceiling, unequal pay, etc. The Women in Public Relations in North America study researches all those issues, adding to the body of work undertaken by Topić et al (2019), however, it also looks at the working culture, such as networking, interaction at work, dress codes, ability to see...

365 Stories of Canadian Women on International Women’s Day 2021

In honour of International Women’s Day 2021, we are thrilled to take part in an incredible book called Pursuit365, along with several of our fellow women in public relations and media. A project born of the desire to elevate women’s stories across the country in a moment in time when we need it most. It epitomizes the strength and unity we can achieve when we come together, share and listen. In a moving testimony of humanity,...

Women in PR: Technology Trends for a Brighter 2021 and Beyond

Today, the world is changing faster than ever, especially for women in public relations. From emerging technologies that are helping level the playing field, to widespread social movements that are shining a light on exploitation, to opportunities that are rising from the dark clouds of the COVID-19 pandemic, recent years have fuelled significant structural changes for women working in public relations, marketing, and communications. Of course, this isn’t to say challenges and inequalities don’t remain...

Women in Public Relations: Inspiring Females Accelerating Change

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’ve put together a list of women in public relations that are working to accelerate change. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women – while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender equality. #EachforEqual is about ‘Collective Individualism’ This year’s IWD 2020 campaign theme is drawn from a notion of ‘Collective Individualism.’ We are all parts of a...