{"id":307572,"date":"2019-09-09T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=307572"},"modified":"2019-09-09T06:00:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T20:00:31","slug":"women-helping-women-beat-unemployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/women-helping-women-beat-unemployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Women helping women beat unemployment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-307572 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/women-helping-women-beat-unemployment\/dress-for-success-pix1\/'>Dress for Success pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-307573'>\n\t\t\t\tWomen get to pick and take home business outfits from racks and racks of donated women\u2019s clothing during the \u201cDress for Success\u201d women empowerment event last Friday. (Iva Maurine)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/women-helping-women-beat-unemployment\/dress-for-success-pix2\/'>Dress for Success pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-307574'>\n\t\t\t\tFirst lady Diann Torres shares that dressing for success is also about character and attitude, and about being comfortable with oneself(Iva Maurin)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/women-helping-women-beat-unemployment\/dress-for-success-pix3\/'>Dress for Success pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-307575'>\n\t\t\t\tPacific Region ARFF Training Center training coordinator Carol Hosono and Carolinian Affairs Office project manager Agatha K. Ketebengang elicit some laughs as they styled each other for success. The two women hosted the \u201cDress for Success\u201d women empowerment event last Friday. (Iva Maurin)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/women-helping-women-beat-unemployment\/dress-for-success-pix4\/'>Dress for Success pix4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-307576'>\n\t\t\t\tAccessories were among the hundreds of giveaways for the attendees of the \u201cDress for Success\u201d women empowerment event last Friday. About 20 organizations joined forces during the event to provide women with career counseling, childcare services, violence in the workplace advice, and even fashion consultations and makeup sessions.  (Iva Maurin)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The United States\u2019 unemployment rate in August 2019 was at 3.7%. In the CNMI, that rate is at a staggering 11%, with over 1,000 unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>To help address this, the Women\u2019s Affairs Office partnered with other government and community partners for the \u201cDress for Success\u201d event last Friday at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center.<\/p>\n<p>Felicidad Ogumoro, administrator of the Commonwealth Women\u2019s Association program, said the event gives women the opportunity to meet with different businesses, as well as see other community opportunities that women can turn to for help.<\/p>\n<p>Gently-used business and work clothes and fashion accessories were also given away at the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur job is to assist women in their quest to be placed in jobs that they are interested in, and that they could succeed,\u201d Ogumoro said.<\/p>\n<p>The event brought together 20 organizations to help address the challenges faced by women in terms of employment, like child care, health, fashion, and education. These included Karidat Social Services, the Northern Marianas College, Lady Diann Torres Foundation, Northern Marianas Coalition Against Domestic &amp; Sexual Violence, Commonwealth Health Care Corp.\u2019s Division of Public Health, Department of Labor, Department of Community and Cultural Affairs\u2019 Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Pena House, and T-Galleria DFS, among others.<\/p>\n<p>One of the participants, NMC student Eloise Lopez, said the event not only helps in getting a job, but also helps women develop skills and confidence. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here to learn so I could share [what I would learn] with the youth, like creating a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 or how to look professional wearing a business suit,\u201d said Lopez.  <\/p>\n<p>The participants were each given goody bags and were provided access to career counseling, child care services, violence in the workplace advice., and even fashion consultations and makeup sessions. <\/p>\n<p>First lady Diann Torres also gamely mixed and matched a couple of business suits to show the participants how quickly it takes to shift from casual to professional. Torres, however, also emphasized that character and attitude are what matter most.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharacter and your attitude, no matter how you look, is what really matter,\u201d Torres said. \u201cDressing for success is being comfortable with yourself, your beliefs, the people around you. It means going out and seeking for what will bring out the best in you. Give it your best.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Labor Department says that August\u2019s national unemployment rate has been near the lowest level in five decades, for the third straight month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States\u2019 unemployment rate in August 2019 was at 3.7%. 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