Dress for Success Worldwide Rings Nasdaq Closing Bell

Celebrates Women's History Month and goal to empower 2 million women globally

Mar. 27, 2026 at 1:20pm

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Dress for Success Worldwide, a leading nonprofit dedicated to advancing women in the workplace, will mark a significant milestone by participating in the Nasdaq Closing Bell ceremony in Times Square. This event highlights the organization's renewed commitment to provide access and expand pathways that support women's economic mobility and success in the evolving workforce landscape.

Why it matters

Dress for Success Worldwide is expanding its nearly 30-year legacy of empowering women globally to achieve economic mobility. At a time of rapid change in how we work and build careers, the need to provide access and support for women has never been more critical.

The details

The Closing Bell ceremony will feature CEO Joanie Bily and key organizational leaders, and will be broadcast live on Nasdaq.com and across social media platforms. The event underscores Dress for Success Worldwide's goal to empower two million women over the next few years through a combination of in-person services and a digital learning community, focusing on career development, reskilling, entrepreneurship, financial education, and health and wellness.

  • The Closing Bell ceremony will take place on March 27, 2026.

The players

Dress for Success Worldwide

A leading global nonprofit dedicated to advancing women in the workplace, with a network of over 130 members across 16 countries and having supported over 1.4 million women globally.

Joanie Bily

The CEO of Dress for Success Worldwide.

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What they’re saying

“Every woman deserves and can achieve a success story when she has access to opportunity, the right support, and a community that empowers her to thrive in work and in life.”

— Joanie Bily, CEO, Dress for Success Worldwide

What’s next

The Closing Bell ceremony will be broadcast live on Nasdaq.com, on the Nasdaq tower in Times Square with closed captioning, and streamed across social media channels including Facebook Live & X, as well as archived for future viewing by the public.

The takeaway

Dress for Success Worldwide's participation in the Nasdaq Closing Bell ceremony underscores its commitment to expanding access and pathways to support women's economic mobility and success in the evolving workforce landscape, building on its nearly 30-year legacy of empowering women globally.