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
To build a better future where working women and their families can not just survive–but thrive–we need to smash the status quo. That means reshaping the workplace and rethinking how Women Employed approaches our work, too. In this report, you’ll read about some of the exciting work we’re doing to smash the status quo, and hear from women who are informing and benefitting from that work.
Read more in our 2022 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
November 10, 2023
Chicago City Council approves ordinance expanding paid time offChicago Star Media
November 10, 2023
City Council approves expanded paid leave for Chicago workersThe Daily Line
November 10, 2023
Mayor Brandon Johnson celebrates landmark paid leave ordinance passing in Chicago, answers questionsNBC5 Chicago
November 9, 2023
Chicago City Council approves expanded paid time off ordinanceABC7 Chicago
October 20, 2023
Letter to the Editor: Time to focus on next steps for tipped workers and restaurantsCrain's Chicago Business
October 6, 2023
Chicago eliminates subminimum wage for tipped workers. Here’s what that meansNBC 5 Chicago
October 6, 2023
The Midday Madness Show with Cleopatra Draper (starting at 1:06:30)WVON
October 1, 2023
Why eliminating the subminimum wage for tipped workers matters so much to womenChicago Sun-Times
September 30, 2023
LCLAA Hosts Latinas Unidas – Latina Equal Pay EventTelemundo Chicago
September 21, 2023
National Association of Realtors take additional steps to address alleged workplace issuesChicago Tribune
Media Kit
For media inquiries, please contact Racquel C. Fullman, Communications Coordinator. 312-319-2541 | email her