What is Cosmetic Executive Women? Cosmetic Executive Women, Inc. (CEW) is a nonprofit professional organization with over 4,000 executives in the beauty, cosmetics, fragrance, and related industries. CEW is based in NYC, and has associated organizations in France and the United Kingdom. CEW is a leading trade organization in the beauty industry, and helps develop career contacts, knowledge, and skills of its members so that they may advance on both professional and personal levels. Among the many programs CEW offers are its Young Executive Cocktail Parties, Women in Beauty Series, Speed Networking Events and Newsmaker Forums. Major trade events include the Beauty Awards program and the Achiever Award event. The Holiday Luncheon and Auction is sponsored by the Foundation. CEW was founded in 1954 as a social organization for professional women working in the cosmetics industry. The organization remained relatively small and social in the 1960s and 1970s, with the annual Holiday Luncheon as its keystone. CEW’s mission was expanded in 1975 to encompass “promoting the contributions of women in the cosmetics industry,” primarily through the addition of another annual event: The Achiever Award Lunch. In 1985 the organization again expanded its mission to include education, philanthropy, and industry development. In 1993 CEW Foundation was established as CEW’s philanthropic arm. The CEW Foundation funds charities dedicated to helping women better their lives. The Cosmetic Executive Women Foundation currently supports Cancer and Careers, an online and offline resource for working women with cancer.