Women Employed is calling on Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to make working women a priority as he sets his policy agenda. Read our legislative agenda »
Women Employed is thrilled to welcome Cherita Ellens as our new CEO. Cherita is a proven non-profit leader with a broad depth of experience.
Debt, a lack of supports, balancing school with work and family—all of these can stand in the way.
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- The Atlantic: Why is college in America so expensive?
- Chicago Tribune: Northbrook board gives initial support to paid leave ordinance
- New York Times: Americans want to believe jobs are the solution to poverty. They're not.
- Ilinois News Network: Illinois leads the country in community college students later earning bachelor's degrees
- Women Employed: I was asked about my past wages in a job interview. So what's the problem?
Updates
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Join the national call-in day for a $15 minimum wage on TODAY. Make sure to call your Representative and tell them… https://t.co/vjdEXJyyKj
15 min ago
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RT @MaryKayDevine: Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth2019 with @WomenEmployed TODAY by calling your U.S. Rep before this week's #EqualPay v… https://t.co/8quHmy6LMS
34 min ago
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Thrilled to attend @ILTreasurer Michael Frerichs’ #WomensHistoryMonth program, “Visionary Women: Champions Of Pea… https://t.co/J5kPuZf2TK
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RT @melissajosephs: This op-ed is WRONG that https://t.co/W0TnvBGg5K. benefits higher-wage earners more than lower-wage earners.… https://t.co/U7AXCpW1hb
22 hours ago
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