2018 Brilliance Awards Top Honorees Announced

2018 Brilliance Awards Top Honorees Announced

West Michigan Woman magazine is pleased to announce the 2018 Brilliance Awards top honorees. More than 350 women and men gathered in the Ambassador Ballroom at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel on Thursday, April 26, 2018, to celebrate the success of local leaders. Now in...
#MeToo?

#MeToo?

What counts as sexual harassment—and how do we stop it? In 2006, social activist Tarana Burke used the phrase “Me Too” to promote empowerment through empathy among survivors of sexual harassment and assault. #MeToo spread virally last October, after...
What Does It Take To Be Unstoppable?

What Does It Take To Be Unstoppable?

“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights,” world-renowned feminist, journalist and social and political activist Gloria...
Where Is the Sisterhood We Were Promised?

Where Is the Sisterhood We Were Promised?

It’s time for us all to come together. Women are experiencing a time in our history where we are finally being heard. We have marched nationally. We have worn hats named after our anatomy. We have become TIME Person of the Year. We have garnered national...
Sandra Gaddy: You Give of Your Best

Sandra Gaddy: You Give of Your Best

Sandra Gaddy was born and raised on Detroit’s east side. She’s a J.W. Finney High School graduate. Her dad was a pastor and a Chrysler autoworker; her mom started a home daycare when she was 7. Sandra is the second child and first girl among three sons and...