Women Employed

Join the Chicago White Sox for #WomensEqualityNight on August 26th as they take on the Detroit Tigers at 7:10pm! Access to discounted tickets where a portion of proceeds of ticket sales will benefit Women Employed can be purchased here: https://ow.ly/gsEp50SGBK7. *Purchase deadline: 8/26! Play ball! ⚾

#NationalDisabilityIndependenceDay is celebrated every year today, July 26th. In order to plot a more intentional course toward systemic change that achieves the inclusion, access, liberation and economic health and wellbeing of disabled women and families, we’re sharing the National Partnership for Women & Families’ Disability Economic Justice Systems Transformation Guide. It examines the systemic barriers that disabled women, particularly disabled Women of Color, and their families face in obtaining and maintaining employment. As we celebrate the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act this month, we also recognize the necessary strides we still need to make toward full inclusion and equity for disabled people. Read the full report here: https://ow.ly/Q29W50SLa4C #DisabilityPride

Today is #NationalInternDay, and we are delighted to spotlight Women Employed’s 2024 class of The Pattis Family Foundation Summer Leadership Program, our annual summer internship program. Last month, we asked our Summer Leaders four questions. What do you hope to learn from this internship? Where do you see yourselves in the next five years? What are you most proud of? And how are you going #ALLIN on life? Read what they had to say in their own words in “They Said”: Meet the Summer Leaders → https://ow.ly/hrNI50SJx44

Entrepreneurship is a proven pathway to building economic power. But women entrepreneurs―especially Black and Latina/x women―face major barriers to successfully starting and running businesses. Read the #WEPA recommendations for supporting women’s entrepreneurship: https://lnkd.in/eW4W2t2B

Congratulations to Women Employed Board Director Jennifer M.! Jennifer Mason, who is City Colleges of Chicago's Vice-Chancellor of Legislative and Community Affairs, was named by the Erikson Institute (our partners on the Raising Illinois Coalition) to join the 2024 cohort of their Executive Fellows Program! Cheers! 🍾🥂 Read more here: https://ow.ly/Rkwk50SIzqU Full press release: https://lnkd.in/eUJrGQ5r

Join the Chicago White Sox for #WomensEqualityNight on August 26th as they take on the Detroit Tigers at 7:10pm! Access to discounted tickets where a portion of proceeds of ticket sales will benefit Women Employed can be purchased here: https://ow.ly/gsEp50SGBK7. *Purchase deadline: 8/26! Play ball! ⚾

"As the world prepares to turn its eyes to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention in August, there will be much to watch and discuss. Our hope is that part of the discussion is focused on what keeps the city humming: the world-class working women at the center of it all. There is no doubt DNC speakers will highlight workers and the strength of the labor movement, especially in Chicago. But we want to be sure the women workers, who make up more than 60% of the low-paid workforce in Illinois, get their due as well." Continue reading our EVP of Policy, Programs and Research, Sharmili Majmudar's Letter To the Editor in today's Chicago Sun-Times here: https://ow.ly/tY3y50SGofb

"While everyone - all colors - everyone is affected by stigma - no one wants to say 'I'm not in control of my mind.' No one wants to say, 'The person I love is not in control of [their] mind.' But people of color really don't want to say it because we already feel stigmatized by virtue of skin color or eye shape or accent and we don't want any more reasons for anyone to say, 'You're not good enough.” -Bebe Moore Campbell Thanks to Campbell, July is #BIPOCMentalHealthMonth. This month we are dismantling stigmas, fostering generational conversations, and promoting mental health equity. #BIPOC communities experience a range of discrimination, oppression, and systemic racism that can lead to collective and individual trauma. We must #BeTheSourceForBetterHealth. #BeWell #Self-Care

Last month, The NCBW Chicago Metropolitan (National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Chicago Metropolitan Chapter) held their 2024 leadership conference in Chicago. WE’s President and CEO, Cherita Ellens, led a session on the first day of the conference called “Economic Empowerment: Reimagining Retirement Advocacy.” Over 700 attendees were present as Cherita shared an overview of Women Employed, why retirement advocacy matters, and information on Black women’s retirement planning and preparedness at every age. Cheers to a successful event! 🍾

🎉 We did it! Thanks to YOU, our amazing supporters, Women Employed has been named a 2024 Top-Rated Nonprofit at GreatNonprofits!! Thanks to your votes, we have been entered to win a $20,000 media package from Great Nonprofits enabling us to widen our audience and share our work to benefit even more people! As part of this stellar media package, WE will: • Be featured in a GreatNonprofits blog post. • Mentioned on Twitter and Facebook. • Be profiled in a Great Nonprofits' email to over 400K donors. • Have prominent placement on the GreatNonprofits' website. WE thank you for your continued support! And fingers crossed🤞🏽we just might win! Stay tuned!