Women Employed is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization founded in 1979 that advances economic equity for women through research, public-policy advocacy, litigation support, and workforce programs. It focuses on closing the wage gap, expanding access to paid leave and affordable childcare, improving job quality and training opportunities, and combating workplace discrimination that disproportionately affects women, particularly women of color and low-income workers.
Workplace equity and pay equity (equal pay laws, pay transparency), paid family and medical leave, paid sick leave, affordable childcare and early childhood policy, fair scheduling and job quality, workforce training and employment services, anti-discrimination and enforcement of labor protections for women and caregivers
Primarily supported by foundation grants, philanthropic donations, individual contributions, and government contracts/grants for program work
Works collaboratively with national and state advocacy organizations and research groups such as the National Women's Law Center, A Better Balance, Economic Policy Institute, and local funders and coalitions including Chicago-based foundations and community partners
Non-profit (501(c)(3) research and advocacy organization)
