In a world full of challenges, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by the negative. But while progress may move slower than we’d like, our hard-earned successes become stepping stones for the path forward. Cynthia Alfaro, founder of Moms Winning, has exemplified this throughout her life. From the intense…

The ASPIRE Racial Equity and Inclusion Speaker Series continued in August with a workshop led by Dr. Liza Talusan, faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Boston where she teaches in both the Masters and Doctoral programs in Education. Dr. Talusan’s presentation on The Identity-Conscious Educator: Building Habits and Skills…

After a jam-packed July, we made an intentional decision to take a bit of a hiatus from events in August. We took some time as a staff to rest, recuperate, and to intentionally focus on internal work, planning, strategy, and more. Read about that decision, as well as a couple…

by Christina Warden, Director of Policy and Programs, Women Employed In June, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. It is an infuriating decision that threatens to put a chill on decades of progress towards racial and gender equity in higher education. As we head back into…

By Sharmili Majmudar, Executive Vice President of Policy, Programs, and Research, Women Employed Women Employed celebrated the signing of Illinois’ salary history ban into law in 2019, making a significant step towards closing the gender wage gap. While employers can no longer ask how much you made in a previous…

This week, the leadership team at Wind Creek Chicago Southland presented Women Employed with a check for $70,000 to support Women Employed’s programs and services, which have been creating fundamental, systemic change for working women for 50 years. Wind Creek, who was a sponsor for The Working Lunch in May…

This past month has been anything but a summer vacation for Women Employed. We have spent this month out and about, raising awareness about what it will take to ensure women and families are financially supported and economically empowered. This month, we spoke at two panels at Netroots Nation’s 3-day…

After a June hiatus, the ASPIRE Racial Equity and Inclusion Speaker Series continued in July with a workshop led by Dr. Royel Johnson, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Southern California and the Director of Student Engagement at the USC Race and Equity Center and faculty in the…

In this month’s “She Says,” we are thrilled to celebrate Women Employed’s 2023 class of The Pattis Family Foundation Summer Leadership Program, our annual summer internship program. It has been our privilege to work with this vibrant, talented, and driven group of students. And although we are sad it’s coming…