Boston GLOW aims to foster opportunities for women of all ages to become empowered community leaders and active, engaged world citizens. 

Women consist of half the world’s population, perform two thirds the world’s work hours, make one tenth the world’s income and comprise 70 percent of the world’s poor. Today in the United States, only 17 percent of elected officials are women. Only one country in the entire world has more than 50 percent female elected officials!

Boston GLOW fosters opportunities for women of all ages to become empowered community leaders and active world citizens. Through two specific program areas -Girls’ Leadership (GL) and Organized Women (OW), GLOW strives to provide pragmatic programming, leadership training, and service-learning opportunities.

Our Organized Women programs seek to pair women with young girls for mentorship, connect working professionals for networking and promote ongoing education and development for women of all ages.  Some of our 2011-2012 programs include:

IGNITE the NITE.  A event to raise scholarship funds for the winners of the IGNITE Change essay contest.  Last year's event included a silent auction, live performances by local artists and featured food and drink from community restaurants, caterers, microbrewers and winemakers.

SPITFIRE.  Boston GLOW organizes four Spitfire networking events per year - aimed at connecting professional females of all ages across all industries.  Firelight events are typically held on a weeknight at a bar or restaurant in Boston proper.

V-DAY.  Boston Glow is a proud sponsor of Boston's V-Day campaign to end violence against women and girls.  Our supporters and volunteers come together every year to perform the Vagina Monologues at the Boston YWCA, and host a series of events focused on spreading the word of V-Day.