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August 30, 2021
Op-ed: Illinois must tackle the widening higher education racial divideChicago Tribune
August 27, 2021
Biz, Worker Groups Weigh In on DOL’s Contractor Wage PlanLaw360 Employment Authority
August 14, 2021
Absent from class: What happens when non-traditional college students can’t find childcare?Newsbreak
August 3, 2021
Black Women Are Still Fighting for Equal PayPRISM
July 22, 2021
Chicago State President, Women’s Employment Nonprofit Talk Racial Equity In Higher EdWBEZ
June 29, 2021
Many Moms Left the Workforce During the Pandemic. For Some, Going Back Isn’t So Simple.The Washington Post
June 8, 2021
Improving Economic Status For WomenComcast Newsmakers
May 11, 2021
Rise of the “She-cession”: Women Hit Hardest by COVID Job LossesIndy Kids
April 6, 2021
A Conversation with Mary Kay Devine of Women EmployedYoung Nonprofit Professionals Network of Chicago
March 19, 2021
American Africans United: A Discussion with Shirlondra Brooks of Women EmployedAfrique Today
Press Releases
May 25th, 2021
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood Joins Other Elected Officials and Civic Leaders at Women Employed’s Virtual LuncheonMarch 1st, 2021
Women Employed Launches ASPIRE Project to Improve Developmental Education in IllinoisOctober 29th, 2020
Defensoras Y Funcionarias Electas Se Reúnen El Día De La Igualdad Salarial Para Las Latinas Para Discutir Las Brechas Salariales Para Las Mujeres De Color, El Impacto Del COVID-19, Y Formas De Promover La EquidadOctober 29th, 2020
Advocates and Elected Officials Convene on Latina Equal Pay Day to Discuss Pay Gaps for Women of Color, the Impact of COVID, and Ways to Advance Equity