Dress for Success is a global nonprofit employment resource for unemployed and underemployed women.
Its services include: career coaching and job-skill readiness, upskilling and reskilling, networking and community, and styling and professional attire.
The organization's approach is based on social research suggesting that suitable attire is important to "impression formation", which in turn impacts job prospects.
[5] However, its approach has also been criticized by researchers, who found that the "benevolence of affluent volunteers serves to reinforce class and race superiority while producing moments of genuine care and connection.
"[6] Now a global organization, Dress for Success Worldwide supports its programs through a combination of grants, government funding, fundraising events and campaigns.