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!
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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.
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Impact Report
For 50 years, WE have been ALL IN. WE have never backed down. WE have been tenacious. WE have done the research, forged the connections, built the coalitions, fostered the partnerships, and rallied the advocates to make change happen. This year, WE made incredible leaps forward, and WE are ALL IN for what’s to come.
Read more in our 2023 Impact Report!
Reports & Statements
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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.
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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
July 18, 2024
Working women are Chicago’s backbone, and they deserve better employment opportunitiesChicago Sun-Times
June 24, 2024
The Workplace Equity Episode with Cherita EllensThe Broad Cast
June 24, 2024
Unions call on Pritzker to sign Worker Freedom of Speech ActThe Labor Tribune
June 18, 2024
Backlash against diversity and inclusion attempts to keep women of color on the marginsChicago Sun-Times
June 17, 2024
Building wealth to increase healthAustin Weekly News
May 27, 2024
‘To Empower and Uplift Women’: Women Employed Draws 650 to its Annual LuncheonRebellious Magazine
May 26, 2024
Illinois Labor and Human Rights Leaders Applaud Passage of the Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act (SB3649)The Southland Journal
May 20, 2024
First Women’s Bank celebrates Chicagoland nonprofit mission partnersCrain's Chicago Business
May 15, 2024
A greater percentage of women are working than ever beforeMarketplace
May 15, 2024
The inflation cooldown we’ve been waiting for? (Women Employed interview starts at 13:43)Marketplace
Media Kit
For media inquiries, please contact Racquel C. Fullman, Communications Coordinator. 312-319-2541 | email her