Welcome to our blog where we aim to highlight women in our community, storytellers and advocacy efforts that are consistent with our #PressForProgress movement. Our goals are to: (1) forge positive visibility of women, (2) celebrate women's achievements and to (3) influence others' beliefs and actions. We invite you to read our articles and join us in conversation as we continue our efforts and pledge to #PressForProgress!

October is National Women-Owned Business month and we are excited to kick off the month with Adriane's story. Being an NWO native and female business owner, Adriane has a beautiful story to tell. Here is #herstory. Adriane grew up in Northwest Ohio and attended Bowling Green State University when the internet was "brand new" as she put it. Since then, she has been a manager and trainer for a diverse range of companies. Most recently, she served as a Director of Christian Educ

#HerStory with Dhawi Pienta Though I had lived in Toledo during my college years at UT, adjusting to the cultural differences and settling into the new life here in Toledo as a permanent immigrant from Indonesia was completely something new to me. Looking back, experiencing a grieving process of leaving my family, friends, and home country permanently that seemed to cause me a mild depression and extreme self-consciousness of being a stranger and a foreigner in this country w

Perhaps you’ve heard this phrase before, “You cannot Give, what you do not Have”. It all began with a research quest to understand organizational culture and community – in specific how diverse individuals who were not born here, grew up, or go to school in the area find ways to connect and adapt within the community that they now live, work and raise a family. In other words- how do you find the value and transition within the community that is not given to you? Because of c