March is Women’s History Month and today is International Women’s Day! International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally […]
Women Tattoo Artists To Follow on Instagram: Readers’ Choice
We recently asked you all on Instagram to send us your favorite tattoo artists, and we received some amazing recommendations! If you’re looking for a woman or non-binary tattoo artist for your first or 35th tattoo, here are some talented artists and studios to check out! @jerrradraws View this post on Instagram A post shared […]
Women of Jersey City – March pt 4
This month we are dedicating it to the amazing ladies of Jersey City. Every week we are featuring local women who continuously inspire us. The future is indeed female! Elena Cartagena I first interviewed Elena a few years ago right after Pasta Dal Cuore opened. She is so passionate about her business! The food at […]
Female King Cypher Recap
Sakoyah Simmons is the embodiment of a “Female King.” I had the pleasure of interviewing this local boss babe a few years ago when she was just getting started. I remember telling her then that she would be a mogul one day. Well, she is on her way there! Sakoyah is making waves in New […]
Women of Jersey City – March pt 3
We are celebrating Women’s History Month on ChicpeaJC by making our #WomenofJC column a weekly thing! Meet the next batch of awesome local ladies who inspire us. Michele Sorvino I just love this woman. She’s successful, funny, opinionated, and such a HOT MOM. I met Michele years ago when I attended my first Golden Door […]
Foodie Female Founders: Midnight Market
In Asia, night markets weren’t created by hipsters to be quirky and retro. Night bazaars have existed as far back as the Tang Dynasty in 836 AD and became common in 1950-60’s Taiwan where migrant urban workers would grab a meal alone or with families. If you haven’t been to a foreign night market, […]
The Power of Girls
Last week, Work it Out of Hoboken had the pleasure to host the Senior Class of Saint Dominic Academy in Jersey City, NJ. “THE POWER OF GIRLS” was an hour long interactive, mental and physical program, that was presented to the young girls to remind them that as women, we are all on the same […]
Girl Empowerment Mixer
One of our last events hosted at ChicpeaHQ this year was a Girl Empowerment event. Takeria Clark, Queen Bee of the Honey Bees, a non-profit organization that empowers children to focus on motivation and positive redirection through Double Dutch. Takeria reached out along with Steve from the Hudson Partnership CMO, a non-profit that focuses on […]
Women In The Arena
Join Allure Consultants on November 21st from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM for an night of empowerment and networking at their “Women in the Arena” Business Expo! This business expo highlights the hard work women put into their businesses. We put all of our time and effort into our endeavors, and we put ourselves through […]
November Babes of JC
It’s that time of the month again. It’s time for our November babes of JC! As always, we know it’s a vain post. We know that there’s a hundred other things you could be doing with your time. But you can admit this is pretty fun, too. We gave our babes a few questions to answer […]
11 Women in Jersey City who Inspire Us
Of course, this is not a cohesive list of successful women in Jersey City. Hundreds of women in this city inspire me, and it took forever for me to just think of 11 women when I could go on for days. These women inspire and motivate me. After interviewing them and having conversations with them, […]
The Women of Action Awards
Every March, Mayor Steven Fulop and the City kick off Women’s History Month by giving awards to Women of Action in Jersey City. Each ward nominates a woman from the district to receive this honor. It’s a really big deal. These women are so incredibly inspiring and I am lucky to know a few of […]