PDC’s Cantu brand continues its partnership with Women Empowering Nations, a non-profit organization that provides exposure, development and mentorship for girls accelerating their path to social impact and executive leadership. As a sponsor of the Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Global Network, Cantu focuses on leadership development, personal storytelling and branding that cultivates confidence through self-acceptance. The collaboration aims to nurture the voices and aspirations of young women leaders worldwide.

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Cantu’s Protective Styles by Angela is a new line of products that nourish and protect wigs, braids, weaves and locs, while helping to promote healthy hair growth.

PDC says its products are sold in retail outlets across more than 80 countries.

The company’s Cantu Beauty hair care brand this year joined Women Empowering Nations (WEN) to host the 2023 Girls Leading Our Nation (GLOW) Global Cohort. This immersive, high impact leadership coaching experience for minority women across the globe. This year’s cohort builds on the 2022 program which impacted more than 2,500 young women and culminated in a once-in-a-lifetime experience for deserving winners to Accra, Ghana. The 2023 program has expanded to include a cohort of young women from seven countries—the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, France, Germany, Ghana and Nigeria. This year, WEN and Cantu Beauty have selected 50 young women ages 17-23 to participate.

“In order to be truly empowered, you must first have access and Cantu Beauty is committed to supporting the next generation of female leaders by equipping them with those resources to make a difference in their personal and professional lives,” said Dametria Kinsley, Cantu Beauty’s Global vice president of marketing. “Through our multi-year partnership with WEN, we’re able to take our commitment to the next level at a larger scale to reach Black and Brown women all over the world.”