Happy New Year everyone! Thank you so much for your donations
and support through shopping with us year-round. We are truly grateful.
Jacki Zehner is a well-known and highly regarded writer and
activist for women’s and girls’ rights, working towards a more
gender-egalitarian world. She was
formerly a market strategist on Wall Street.
In a recent December 2015 column she wrote a column on Shop
Your Values 2015 that discussed the power of women shoppers.
She wrote: In the hustle
and bustle of the holiday season, it can be easy to forget that every time you
spend a dollar, that exchange is an exchange of power. Companies understand
this well, and they spend billions of dollars every year trying to convince you
to give them your purchasing power. Who are the main shoppers? Women. We make
75-85% of all purchasing decisions, which adds up to trillions of dollars that
we could be using to support our values. Your dollars can make or break a
company, brand, or consumer item, so what if we all started using this power as
a way of supporting our values in life? What if we used our spending dollars to
hold companies accountable, and as a means of enacting social change? That’s what
shopping your values means, and the possibilities are endless.
For me personally,
shopping my values means supporting gender equality and lifting up women and
girls around the world. …This may seem like a daunting challenge to throw into
the mix, but in reality, it’s actually very easy to purchase great gifts, while
at the same time knowing you are directly supporting families in places that
lack robust economic opportunities. When looking for gifts, look no further
than Rising International, Plum Alley, Indigo Africa, the Akola Project, Made
by Survivors, Prosperity Candle, the Nomi Network, Soko, Same Sky, or Shopping
for a Change. Each one of these organizations sells incredible handcrafted
gifts such as jewelry, clothing, baskets, crafts, tote bags, and silks, all of
which have been made by women in impoverished areas all around the world.
We now have tremendous New Year’s Sale going on at our site, so
please visit for a great choice of remarkable deals and bargains. Prices on all Tagua and Horn Jewelry are so
low you will think we’re nuts. Also, please be sure to take a look at our
Baby Collection and our Purses, Handbags and Totes section.
Please visit us frequently during 2016 as new selections will
arrive throughout the year. Like us on Facebook and recommend us to your
friends. Shopping for a Change is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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