🌻 Spring has finally sprung & you deserve some FUN! 🎉 Whether that looks like self-care + relaxation, catching up with friends over wine, exploring Chicago, or learning new ways to move your body, #TheWorkingLunch raffle has what you need! Buy your raffle tickets today: womenemployed.org/raffle
Disparate impact recognizes that policies that seem neutral can be discriminatory in practice and effect, if they impose an unjustified disproportionate harm on protected groups. You can learn more about this bill here: ow.ly/1msM50YJ79p
#WomenEmployed #CivilRights #Illinois #TakeAction
📢WITNESS SLIPS NEEDED: bit.ly/4tNnJVx TODAY at 5 the IL Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on the #CivilRightsSafeguardAct SB3777 & we need your help! This bill will safeguard civil rights protections for workers where discrimination laws apply by setting the #DisparateImpact standard. 🧵
The NEST Program is officially scheduled for a Subject Matter Hearing on April 15th at 5:30 PM!
📢 WITNESS SLIPS ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT NEST FOR THE APRIL 15TH HEARING!!
Fill out your witness slip TODAY: ow.ly/pAf050YInJ9
#WomenEmployed #NEST #Illinois #TakeAction
We are pleased to announce that our 2026 The Working Lunch honorees are: Trailblazer: Jaquie Algee; and Champions: Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Office of Economic Equity & Empowerment (OE3) and Kathy Bolhous. Learn more about them and reserve your spot: ow.ly/R3yx50VB9c0
We are pleased to announce that individual tix sales for our signature fundraising event, #TheWorkingLunch, are now open: womenemployed.org/twl Reserve your tix today to be in support of advancing women’s workplace rights, increasing their economic status, and removing barriers to economic equity.
Join the Equal Pay Chicago Coalition for an #EqualPayDay rally on March 26, as we bring attention to the persistent gender #WageGap & call for equitable pay for ALL workers.
📅 Date: March 26
🕟 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
📍 Location: Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington, Chicago
🔗 Registration: bit.ly/3P3mjqO
Save The Date and join the Equal Pay Chicago Coalition for an #EqualPayDay rally on March 26th, as we bring attention to the persistent gender Wage Gap and call for fair and equitable pay for all workers.
📅 Date: March 26th
🕟 Time: 12 - 1 pm
📍 Location: Daley Plaza
🔗 Registration: bit.ly/3P3mjqO
There is ONE WEEK until the Illinois primary election next Tuesday, March 17. If you need information about voting, visit: womenemployed.org/voter-mobilization-tool and help spread the word on social use our Voter Mobilization Digital Outreach Toolkit: womenemployed.org/voter-mobilization-toolkit
Check out our FY2025 Impact Report: womenemployed.org/impact-report In this report, we show how we are using the #PowerOfWE to defend our rights, strengthen our resilience & deliver results that will leave a lasting impact. All the victories in this report were made possible by supporters like YOU!
The status of #workingwomen 55+ has become an increasing focus of our work—how much these women are overlooked, lacking recognition of their contributions or even presence in the workforce due to outdated assumptions of aging.
Read more here: ow.ly/RYy650YjEThere: ow.ly/RYy650YjET
Governor JB Pritzker unveiled his proposed FY27 budget. But despite all the positive progress over the last several years, the budget does little to invest and meet the needs of our state.
Read more of WE’s Budget Address response here: ow.ly/ktAT50Yisk7
#WomenEmployed #BlogPost #StateOfTheState
Join Promote The Vote Alliance's US Senate Candidate Forum THIS Saturday, 2/21 at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Critical topics include #healthcare, #education, #economicjustice & #votingrights.
📍 Location: Rainbow PUSH, 930 E. 50th, Chgo
🕤 Time: 1:15 — 3:30 p.m.
🔗 Registration: ow.ly/yhh250YhNFE
Today we celebrate the life & lasting impact of #JesseJacksonJr —a tireless advocate for civil rights, equality, and justice. One of his slogans was “Keep Hope Alive.” Let us honor his legacy, and keep hope alive, by continuing the work he championed—building a fairer, more inclusive future for all.
Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ Show some love to a changemaker in your life today by nominating them to be an honoree for #TheWorkingLunch2026, our signature fundraising event, on Thursday, May 14th: womenemployed.org/twl 🎉
It’s #TakeActionTuesday! THE MOST URGENT: Say NO the SAVE Act! (AGAIN) Last year, the SAVE Act stalled in the Senate. But this bad bill is back, and it could be voted on as early as TOMORROW. Raise your voice on this, and other important issues: ow.ly/rrt650Yct3R
🎉 Applications are NOW OPEN for the Barb Yong Equal Pay Scholarship! The Equal Pay Chicago Coalition will award $1,000 to a college student who is passionate about advancing social justice—like gender equity and workers' rights. *Deadline: 3/2/26* Learn more here: ow.ly/Rk4e50UM37u
#Scholarship
Are you, or someone you know, a college student interested in social justice? Applications for The Pattis Family Foundation Summer Leadership Program, WE's paid summer internship, are NOW OPEN! 🎉
The deadline is March 25th: ow.ly/WHHS50Y4X6B
#WomenEmployed #SummerLeaders #Internship
Today, we're is issuing a Damage Report: The Assault on Working Women Under the Trump Administration, Including Illinois Impacts - ow.ly/S5Vz50Y08pg In it, we spotlight the alarming actions designed & executed by this admin to harm #WorkingWomen nationwide & the impacts they are having in IL.
We hope everyone is finding moments of rest amid all that’s happening, and a renewed sense of determination. Thank you for supporting us in our work!.
If you haven’t had the opportunity to help fuel #ThePowerOfWE there’s still time to make an end of year donation today: womenemployed.org/donate
Please join Pride Action Tank & the AIDS Foundation Chicago for the 6th annual Illinois Policy Forum on LGBTQ+ and HIV Aging Issues. This year’s forum will be TOMORROW, Thursday, December 18th from 8:30 until 10 am CT.
Register TODAY: bit.ly/3XmMXvE
Today is the 68th anniversary of the creation of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, and over 200 recent employees have shared an open letter decrying the near-destruction of the division’s mission and expressing the hope to one day rebuild it.
The word “moxie” describes someone who has courage, nerve, and spunk. It’s someone who bets on themselves unapologetically and without permission. And it’s someone like Scout Driscoll, who shortly after college opened her branding agency, Design Scout. 💪
Enjoy "She Says" here ow.ly/csfc50Xwx9A
Save the date for #TheWorkingLunch2026 — Thurs, May 14!🎉 Join nearly 800 activists, community partners, and political leaders who support removing barriers to economic equity & increasing the economic status of women. With our rights under siege, the Power of WE—fueled by YOU—matters more than ever.
SAVE THE DATE & join us for a collaboration from Women Employed's WE Hub X Chicago Housing Authority X Chase: Sleigh Your Budget! Learn, Earn, and Have Some Holiday Fun!
📅 Date: Thurs, 12.4
🕛 Time: 6 - 7:30 pm CT
📍 Location: Fosco Park, 1312 S Racine Ave, Chgo, IL
🌐 Register TODAY: ow.ly/XgjR50Xw7g2
Since the DOL isn’t recognizing #WomenInApprenticeshipDay today we’ll do what women in the trades do: Roll up our sleeves & get it done ourselves. We are building, leading & proving apprenticeships are key to high-wage careers. @secretarylcd.govpeeps.us: We need protections to close the #WageGap!🛠️
Connect with top employers to discover your next career move at Women Employed & City of Chicago Colleges Employer Expo Networking Fair! 🎉
📍Where: Kennedy King College, Great Hall
📆Date: Friday, November 21st, 2025
🕢 Time: 9:00 a.m. — 2:30 p.m. CT
Registration is required, visit: ow.ly/SFAp50Xnl6m
WE recently led a research project to investigate the career pathways of women healthcare workers who started in entry-level, low-paid roles in Chgo w/ a particular interest in Women of Color. Enjoy our new report, Navigating the Maze: Challenges in Healthcare Career Advancement - ow.ly/k54250XmOYY
We have begun seeing articles, celebrities’ stories & witnessing movements all dedicated to eradicating the shame associated with #menopause. Proving that w/ access to the right resources & support, it can be a joyful time in your life. Just ask some of the staff members at WE: ow.ly/oQmO50XkGAc
