For the Common Good: Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Is Really a “Big, BAD Bill” For Anyone Not a BillionaireThe House recently passed the Trump administration’s massive budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1, aka the “big, beautiful bill”). But the bill’s nickname can’t mask its ugly intent. If you’re a woman, a parent, a student, an immigrant, in the working class, someone who needs affordable healthcare, a senior, working in a low-paid job, a trans person — or just a […]

Each spring, over 500 activists, community partners, and prominent leaders in philanthropy, business, media, and politics assemble in downtown Chicago for The Working Lunch (TWL), Women Employed’s (WE) signature fundraising event. The event offers attendees the opportunity to network with one another, as well as reflect on WE’s previous accomplishments, while raising a glass at what’s to come. But that’s not the only reason why people attend.Hailed as one of Chicago’s premier […]

The weather this May have been unpredictable, but our passion for removing barriers to equity for working women is not. Whether we attended a film screening on the future of fundraising and philanthropy, marched for our rights, or witnessed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s announcement of a $7 million investment in the child care workforce, our advocacy has not let up. We even traveled not once, but twice to our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., for back-to-back summits on affordable housing, […]

Welcome to the latest edition of Women Employed’s series, For the Common Good, where we break down important issues that impact working women and their families — including the roles and the work of key federal agencies, departments, and programs — cut through the rhetoric, and provide actions you can take to make an impact.Last week, hundreds of thousands of people and organizations across the country — and across the world — (including WE) marched and rallied in […]

April brought with it not just rain showers, but a flood of summits, conferences, rallies, and events. After closing out March with a visit to our nation’s capital for the Equal Pay Today Summit, WE staff traveled to Dallas, Texas to discuss adult education program needs, hosted representatives of key Illinois organizations who share our commitment to students’ success, represented WE at Hands Off! rallies throughout Illinois and Indiana, and so much more. We even found time to travel back […]