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
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
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
March 11, 2024
The Rundown: WBEZ’s Daily NewsletterWBEZ Chicago
March 10, 2024
Women in Illinois make 80% of what men make, and advocates want to close the wage gapChicago Sun-Times
March 7, 2024
TAG – The Aspen Group, Women Employed, and Midwestern Career College Announce Partnership to Help Low-Income Chicago Women Establish Careers in DentistryPR Newswire
March 7, 2024
Ways to Celebrate Women’s History MonthLawndale News
February 27, 2024
Hustle. Play. Love.CAN TV
January 29, 2024
Midday Fix: A specialty cocktail & details on Cider Summit Chicago 2024WGN
January 16, 2024
Hustle. Play. Love.CAN TV
December 19, 2023
10th Annual Cider Summit Returns February 3rdChicago Food Magazine
December 15, 2023
Illinois: la ley que obliga a otorgar licencia remunerada a casi todos los trabajadores entrará en vigor el 1 de eneroTelemundo Chicago
December 15, 2023
New paid leave law begins in Illinois in 2024, but what about Chicago and Cook County?NBC5 Chicago
Media Kit
For media inquiries, please contact Racquel C. Fullman, Communications Coordinator. 312-319-2541 | email her