About Us
WE relentlessly pursue equity for women in the workforce by effecting policy change, expanding access to educational opportunities, and advocating for fair and inclusive workplaces so that all women, families, and communities thrive.
WE pursue equity for all!
Our Mission
To improve the economic status of women and remove barriers to economic equity.
Our Team
WE draft testimony, rally students, secure grants, persuade legislators, mobilize advocates, share ideas with educators, design systems improvements and programs, brainstorm with business leaders, tweet and post, and passionately believe in a better future for all working women.
Impact Report
We are Centering Women’s Voices, and giving them the space to share their own stories and experiences in their own words. We are working hard to remove the barriers that stand between them, the opportunities they seek, and their ability to thrive. Through the experiences of these women, you can better visualize the importance and the impact of our work.
Read more in our 2024 Impact Report!
Reports & Statements
Our Board of Directors
Women Employed board members enlist friends, family, and colleagues; chair committees; host meetings; provide fiduciary oversight; strategize; and generously provide support, guidance, and their time, talent, and treasure.
Meet WE Experts
Need a keynote speaker, source for a news story, or someone to conduct a workshop in your organization? No one is better versed in the issues and policies that impact today’s working women than Women Employed experts.
Latest News
August 16, 2025
‘Attack on women’s rights’: Trump administration’s impact on women’s health examined at Joliet eventShaw Local
August 15, 2025
Commentary: Donald Trump’s cuts are costing Black women their jobsThe Pantagraph
August 14, 2025
Illinois PlaybookPolitico
August 14, 2025
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton to Host Standing Up for Illinois: Protecting Women Roundtable In JolietWJOL
August 13, 2025
Lt. Gov. Stratton to visit Joliet to address Trump administration policies on women’s healthShaw Local
August 11, 2025
Government job cuts take a bite out of Chicago’s economyCrain's Chicago Business
July 31, 2025
Juliana Stratton and Cherita Ellens: Donald Trump’s cuts are costing Black women their jobsChicago Tribune
July 17, 2025
IL hopes to build upon success in new FutureReady States workforce initiativePublic News Service
July 3, 2025
How Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will affect womenFortune
June 19, 2025
Women Employed – The Working LunchCAN TV
Media Kit
For media inquiries, please contact Racquel C. Fullman, Communications Coordinator. 312-319-2541 | email her
Women Employed is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose principal mission is to improve the economic status of women and remove barriers to economic equity. Women Employed does not endorse or oppose political parties or candidates for office.
