Business Attire

The Women’s Enterprise Skills Training (WEST) of Windsor City, Ontario held its annual business clothing drive last week – 9/4/2008. Now, WEST heads are saying that the drive was a success. It is estimated that drive donations increased by 50 percent this year compared to last year. WEST conducted the drive in an aim to assist women who are reentering the work force. Skills aren’t the only thing that’s necessary. You need the right business clothes, too.

The drive is part of WEST’s Ready for Work program that aims to help women enter the Canadian workforce. The organization also assists female immigrants who are new to the city’s work group. This is the third year that WEST conducted a Business Clothing drive and by far it’s the most successful.
WEST believes this is a great way for women to gain confidence to enter the workforce once more. A lot of women who dropped by the drive were those who haven’t worked in a few years. Some of them are stay-at-home moms who want get back to work but don’t have the means to buy new business clothing.

Organizers at WEST are encouraging women in and around Ontario, Canada to drop by their office and donate used business clothing. As of now, the organization is still in need of fall and winter business clothes.