New York, NY – (December 2, 2009) Nora Ephron, three time Academy Award Nominee, addressed more than 400 people today at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City at Women Helping Women, the annual breakfast benefitting Dress for Success Worldwide. Ms. Ephron, along with her sister, Delia, has supported Dress for Success this year by donating $1 from each ticket sold to Love, Loss, and What I Wore, the intimate collection of stories that they wrote, to the organization. 

Women Helping Women, presented by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., supports the Professional Women’s Group (PWG), the employment retention  and career development program of Dress for Success, providing women with a network of support, practical information, and the inspiration to achieve self-defined success in their career and life.

During the event, Dress for Success awarded scholarships to 16 PWG members to further their education.  A portion of the ticket sales from Women Helping Women is directed to the PWG Educational Fund.

In addition, CBIZ Women’s Advantage was honored for the exemplary support it has shown the organization and for embodying the ideal of “women helping women.”  Ilene Beckerman, author of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, was also in attendance to sign copies of her book. 

“Dress for Success is so fortunate that, year after year, hundreds of people and companies attend Women Helping Women to see firsthand the impact that their support has made on our Professional Women’s Group members,” said Joi Gordon, CEO of Dress for Success Worldwide.  “This year, we were thrilled to have Nora Ephron, a great supporter of the organization, give the keynote address, and to honor the outstanding efforts of CBIZ Women’s Advantage.”

Benefactors of the event included Allergan, alli, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Diageo, FedEx, Gap Inc, and Sullivan and Cromwell.