Gloria Bennett

Programs Assistant at Women Enabled International

Gloria Bennett is the Programs Assistant at Women Enabled. She supports operations and coordinates logistics for WEI’s diverse programs portfolio.

Originally from the Lake George area of upstate New York, Gloria earned a BA in Philosophy (minor Gender Studies) from SUNY Purchase College and an MSc in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh, where her research focused on gender and race in news media representations of political violence.

Prior to joining WEI, Gloria built her career in international program management while working at several non-profits and academic institutions including the Institute of International Education, where she managed operations for the Brazil Scientific Mobility and Foreign Fulbright Programs, the University of St Andrews, where she oversaw international career services, and most recently, at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, where she coordinated program finance operations for the J+ continuing education division.

Outside of work, Gloria spends her time community organizing around issues of affordable housing, racial justice, accessibility, reproductive justice, and labor rights.