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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...

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...

Why Do Public Relations Professionals Wear Red?

The answer is simple: so the blood doesn’t show. Many people think that once a company starts promoting its products or services, editors will be knocking at your door. In some cases, that does happen, particularly if you have the latest “hot product,” but it’s not the norm. Public relations is an important part of the marketing mix, but it’s a tremendous amount of hard, detailed work. Public relations is very different from advertising. One...

Women in PR: Your Career Action Plan

Many of us will plan to accomplish a whole list of things in the new year. My list is usually the typical – go to the gym, eat healthier, save money, etc. But, this year I pledge to follow a career action plan and finally get some long term goals checked off my list. Use our 5 tips to help you land that new job, earn more money or simply celebrate your career successes! Make more money...

Equal Pay Day 2019 – How To Get Paid What You’re Worth – Women in PR North America

Today, April 2, is Equal Pay Day in 2019, a day that symbolizes the size of the gender pay gap. The day exists to showcase how far the average woman must work into the next year to earn what the average man earned by Dec. 31 of the previous year. To mark Equal Pay Day in 2018, Women in PR North America shared several facts about the gender pay gap in the public relations industry. We have...

Introducing New National Organization American Women in Public Relations

New National Organization American Women in Public Relations (Women in PR USA™) Launches to Advance Women in the PR Profession across North America Official Celebration held June 2017 in New York City The Organization of Canadian Women in Public Relations (Women in PR Canada) is pleased to announce the launch of its sister organization, American Women in Public Relations (Women in PR USA™). Together, the organizations form the networking group Women in PR North America™. The organization was...

International Women’s Day 2018 / Pledge To #PressForProgress

To mark International Women’s Day 2018, Global Women in Public Relations asked 18 senior women working in PR and communications to share their pledges to #pressforprogress in 2018. Working in boardrooms of major global corporates, or at the top of PR agencies around the world, they are ideally placed to drive change. They’re also committed to ensuring that women are heard, encouraged, promoted and given every opportunity to take their places, in their turn, at the very...