MOVING FORWARD, TOGETHER 2017 annual report DEAR SUPPORTERS, Equity. It’s one of our core values. At Women Employed, we believe every woman should have the ability to achieve financial security for herself and her family. In a tumultuous year for our country, we have never wavered from this value. With you, we’ve forged ahead to ensure all women can access fair workplaces, quality jobs, and education and training leading to better opportunities. In this report, you’ll read about crucial advances we’ve made this year on equal pay, paid sick time, and pathways to college and careers. The key to our success is you. More than ever, in 2017 we’ve seen the power of women coming together. It really is up to us. Thanks for your continued support. Sincerely,

Iliana A. Mora Lisa Pattis President and CEO Board Chair

GALVANIZING A NEW WAVE OF ADVOCATES

Activism is in Women Employed’s DNA. From our And we have given thousands of those women early days organizing female office workers in a place to be advocates—whether by marching downtown Chicago, to our current work mobilizing and rallying; writing or calling legislators; or advocates around issues like equal pay, paid sick volunteering to get involved—channeling their time, and access to education, we recognize the passion into concrete actions that are making power of women working together. a real difference.

This year we have seen new threats to women’s It has been inspiring to see so many women economic security, and we have seen old threats step up and speak out about things that matter revived. But we have seen even more women to us all. And we’re not done yet. Join us. Visit rise to the occasion and stand up to make their womenemployed.org/act to see what you can voices heard. do today. n

Watch Missy talk about what getting involved with Women Employed has meant to her. womenemployed.org/forward-together 1,100+ 3,000+ CALLS, EMAILS, AND LETTERS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS VOLUNTEERSNEW AND ACTION TAKERS VOTED YES REPRESENTATIVES91 & 35SENATORS

ONE STEP CLOSER TO CLOSING ILLINOIS’ WAGE GAP

Despite the enormous advances women have made the media about the importance of banning salary in every industry, women still earn less than men, history questions during the hiring process. We and the wage gap has hardly budged in the last also joined a coalition of partner organizations to decade. Race compounds the issue. For example, advocate for a “No Salary History” law in Illinois. Latinas make just 54 cents to a white man’s dollar. The bill passed with bipartisan support, and we mobilized scores of advocates to call the governor One reason the wage gap is so persistent? and encourage him to sign the bill into law. The common practice of employers asking job candidates for their salary history. When a The governor vetoed the bill, but we’re not done woman has experienced unfair wages in one job, yet. We’re building support for an override. Visit a salary offer based upon those previous wages womenemployed.org/equalpay to see where this perpetuates the inequality. measure stands! n

Ending this practice is one key to closing the wage How do salary history questions gap. Women Employed spoke to legislators and impact women? Hear real stories. womenemployed.org/forward-together

OPENING DOORS TO BETTER CAREERS

Education is the key to a better future for many we have co-written lesson plans for programs women and their families. But it can be hard to in 5 industries, which nearly 1,000 people from know where to start when you don’t have a high colleges and community providers across the school diploma or the math, reading, writing, or country have downloaded. English skills to succeed in college. The data show that these programs work. This That’s where Women Employed comes in. Through year, the healthcare bridge we helped create was our partnership with City Colleges of Chicago, chosen as a model in a national study funded by we are championing innovative programs that the U.S. Department of Education. The research are helping more women get degrees in fields highlights ground-breaking programs that are such as information technology, healthcare, and making a difference for students, and is aimed at the culinary arts. These “bridge” programs help helping education providers across the country students build basic academic skills in the context improve their own programs, which will mean of their chosen career field. With City Colleges, brighter futures for even more women. n

OF BRIDGE STUDENTS See how bridge programs are changing the lives of 63% GO ON TO COLLEGE one instructor’s students. womenemployed.org/forward-together COMPARED WITH JUST 4% OF STUDENTS IN TRADITIONAL ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS HELPING CHICAGOLAND WORKERS EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO PAID SICK TIME

Everyone gets sick. At Women Employed, we We jumped into action, launching the largest believe that every working person should have public education campaign in Women Employed’s the right to take the time they need to get better history. We built an online hub—sicktime.org— without fear of losing their jobs. with all the information people need to know to exercise their new rights. We ran ads on In the summer of 2016, Women Employed won a trains and online; spoke to the media; utilized major victory when the paid sick time ordinances social media; and worked with 60 community we advocated for in Chicago and suburban Cook organizations and government agencies to get County passed. The new laws, which went into the word out. effect in July of 2017, apply to all working people— whether part-time or full-time; hourly or salaried; Now, thousands more people know about their and regardless of employer size. right to earn and use paid sick time. n

But research showed that up to 80 percent of Get a glimpse of the positive change the more than half a million hardworking people this law will bring to working people. who stood to benefit didn’t know about their Watch Kahphira’s story. new rights. womenemployed.org/forward-together

MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE REACHED THROUGH TRAIN ADS, NEWS STORIES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND ONLINE RESOURCES ZNAJ SW JE

PRAWA . sicktime.org

Płatne chorobowe w Chicago i powiecie Cook jest teraz prawem. PAID SICK TIME IS N W THE LAW Od 1 lipca 2017 r. możesz otrzymać płatne dni chorobowe, jeżeli ty lub IN CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY. członek twojej rodziny jesteście chorzy. Kto kwalifikuje się na płatne chorobowe? Informowanie twojego pracodawcy. Jeśli pracujesz w granicach Chicago lub miejscowościach Jeżeli znasz datę skorzystania ze swojego chorobowego położonych w powiecie Cook* i czas twojego zatrudnienia (np. wizyta u lekarza), twój pracodawca może zażądać po- przekracza 6 miesięcy lub przynajmniej 80 godzin wiadomienia o nim do siedmiu dni poprzedzających dzień LEARN MORE AT przepracowanych w przeciągu 120 dni, kwalifikujesz wolny. Kiedy musisz wziąć dzień chorobowy w nagłym sicktime.org się do płatnego chorobowego. Wielkość firmy i forma przypadku, powiadom pracodawcę jak najszybciej przed zatrudnienia nie mają znaczenia. godzinami swojej pracy.

Niektórzy pracownicy są wykluczeni z możliwości otrzy- Jeżeli opuścisz więcej niż 3 dni robocze z rzędu, twój mania chorobowego. Po więcej informacji odwiedź naszą pracodawca może wymagać zaświadczenia podpisanego stronę sicktime.org i wejdź w zakładkę FAQ. przez licencjonowanego lekarza prowadzącego.

Na jakiej zasadzie naliczane jest Składanie skargi. chorobowe? Po informacje jak złożyć skargę odwiedź sicktime.org Za każde 40 godzin twojej pracy możesz otrzymać 1 godzinę chorobowego do użycia w przyszłości. Pracownicy mogą Dowiedz się więcej otrzymać do 40 godz./5 dni na rok. www.sicktime.org Kiedy może być wykorzystane? *Niektóre miejscowości przegłosowały brak prawa do chorobowego dla Płatne chorobowe może być użyte w momencie, kiedy ty pracowników.

lub członek twojej rodziny jesteście chorzy, w przypadku Odwiedź AriseChicago.org/suburbs lub zadzwoń do urzędu miejscowości, rutynowych wizyt u lekarza, kiedy ty lub członek twojej w której pracujesz, aby dowiedzieć się czy twój pracodawca jest rodziny jesteście ofiarą przemocy w rodzinie lub przemocy zobowiązany do przestrzegania prawa do płatnego chorobowego. seksualnej oraz kiedy szkoły i miejsca pracy są zamknięte na zlecenie urzędnika państwowego z powodu zagrożenia Informacje udzielone przez Women Employed życia lub złych warunków pogodowych. Po więcej informacji odwiedź www.womenemployed.org

Pracodawcy nie mogą zwolnić, grozić zwolnieniem czy naka- zać znalezienie zastępstwa osoby żądającej chorobowego. THANKS TO OUR DONORS AND PARTNERS FOR MOVING US FORWARD. We salute all the corporations, foundations, organizations, and individuals who made a gift between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, and regret that we cannot list those who donated less than $250. A heartfelt thanks to all our supporters!

ORGANIZATIONS KPMG LLP Valentine Austriaco & Kate Boege Bueschel, P.C. $100,000+ Lakshmi Foundation Betsy and David Bueschel Williams Law LLC Adah Wilson Fund for Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C.* Lydia Bueschel Nursing at the Chicago The PrivateBank Wintrust Bank Marion Cameron◊ Community Trust RBC Capital Markets/RBC YWCA Metropolitan Chicago Fay Clayton and The Boeing Company Wealth Management Lowell Sachnoff◊ Ford Foundation Sipi $250–$999 Gwyn Friend◊ Grand Victoria Foundation Ulta Beauty Anonymous Davis Jenkins◊ Joyce Foundation◊ Working Poor Families Project AB Bernstein Wealth Fern Josephs◊ JPMorgan Chase Foundation◊ Management Lori Kaufman◊ $1,000–$4,999 American Library Association Melissa Moore◊ $25,000–$99,999 AFSCME Council 31 Cook & Kocher Jerry Newton◊ Insurance Group Anonymous Alexander Charitable Laurie Rompala◊ Exelon Corporation Allstate◊ Foundation, Inc. Lisa Rosenberg and Aramark Healthcare The Field Foundation Howard Balikov*◊ Alphawood Foundation ◊ Technologies of Illinois ◊ Chicago Foundation Sheila and James Schultz Hopewell Brewing for Women Argo Tea Janet Schumacher◊ McKinsey & Company, Inc. Chicago Tribune Charities, Barnes & Thornburg LLP Lisa Snow and a McCormick Foundation The Case Law Firm, LLC National Partnership for Franco Turrinelli◊ Women & Families Fund The Chicago Federation Teresa Soppet National Women’s Law Center Chicagoland Workforce of Labor Julia Stasch Funder Alliance Orsi’s Italian Bakery & Pizzeria Chicago Federation of Debbie Thorne and The Crown Family Labor Workforce and The Pritzker Traubert Jerry Esrig◊ Community Initiative Family Foundation Elizabeth Morse Genius Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi◊ Charitable Trust Corboy and Demetrio Soule, Bradtke & Lambert* Joyce Webb Family Values @ Work Grainger The Sterling Room LLC Gloria Ysasi-Diaz◊ Katherine Legge Memorial Hawthorne Strategy Group UNITE HERE Local 1 Fund at The Chicago Hughes Socol Piers Zurich Gold Investors for Change Community Trust Resnick & Dym, Ltd. $1,500–$2,499 Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Ingredion Incorporated INDIVIDUALS Anonymous Polk Bros. Foundation◊ INTREN, Inc. Leadership Circle Kate Attea and Kyle Barnett The Richard H. Driehaus Juan Gabriel Moreno $10,000+ Foundation◊ Ann Becker Architects Jill Allread◊ Searle Funds at The Marti Mull Belluschi and Kelley Drye and Warren LLP Linda Friedman ◊ Chicago Community Trust Tony Belluschi* Lending-a-Hand ◊ Toni and John Henle Ellen Carnahan and Local 881 UFCW Nancy and Rick Kreiter*◊ Bill Daniels $10,000–$24,999 The Mayer and Kay and Jim Mabie◊ Elizabeth Cole Carnahan-Daniels Foundation◊ Morris Kaplan Family Patricia McKiernan◊ Gabrielle Cummings◊ CME Group Foundation Foundation Paddy McNamara◊ Vicki Curtis◊ ComEd Mendelsohn Legal, Inc. The Pattis Family Foundation◊ Tina M. Erickson and Conant Family Foundation Midwest Care ◊ Janice Rodgers◊ Michael A. Krutsch Northern Trust Management Services Judy Erwin◊ Pert Foundation Mujeres Latinas en Accion Champions for Change Julie Fenton and Southwest Airlines Navigant $5,000–$9,999 Stuart Chanen Noelle Brennan & Tides Center ◊ Karen Fishman and Associates* Pamela Baker Wintrust Financial Corporation ◊ Anne Ladky The Northridge Group Anne Megan Davis Woods Fund of Chicago ◊ Aviva Futorian NorthShore University Mary Gardner Woodward, Inc.* Martha Garcia HealthSystem Harriet Harty Lee Glazer*◊ Outten & Golden LLP Nancy Hearon* $5,000–$9,999 Deborah Golden◊ Page 2 Communications Susan Mendelsohn◊ Aon Shelley Gorson and The PFM Group Iliana A. Mora and Alan Salpeter Bill Bass Foundation Bodee Kittikamron◊ Polsinelli Family Fund*◊ Charles Jacob Foundation* Janet and Philip Rotner◊ Riley Safer Holmes Cynthia Hardie◊ DeVry Education Group & Cancila LLP Sharon Harris Erie Family Health Center, Inc. Schiff Hardin LLP Partners for Change Shannon Hobbs GATX Corporation SEIU Illinois Council $2,500–$4,999 ◊ Michelle Kohut International Services, Inc.* Seyfarth Shaw at Work* Kathleen Almaney ◊ Susan Lichtenfeld The John D. & SGC Consulting Group, Inc. Lucy and Peter Ascoli Kate Maehr and Catherine T. MacArthur Katharine and Basil Babcock Taft* ◊ Foundation Sam Pickering The Huntington National Bank Virginia Bartholomay Kirkland & Ellis Cynthia McCafferty Linda Myers Sheila Penrose* Deborah Minor Harvey◊ Nancy Bellew Abby O’Neil Joan Perkins◊ Julie Hayes◊ Robin Berkson Katina Panagopoulos◊ Day Piercy Mary Kay Heffernan Courtney Blenner Erika Powers Patricia Pippert and Jill Iman◊ Mary Clare BonAccorsi◊ ◊ Sheli and Burton Rosenberg Steve Redfield Jacqueline Kinnaman Sarah Bornstein◊ Erin Schrantz Anna Rappaport and Henry Bayer Elizabeth Brackett◊ Beverly Butz Sosa Eleanor and William Revelle Beata Kirr Carole Brite◊ ◊ Laura Sova and Noam Frankel Stephanie Riger Della Leavitt Robyn Brooks Marjorie Stinespring◊ Elena Robinson Jacqueline Leimer Patricia Broughton ◊ ◊ Eric Stock Juan Salgado Carol Lind Suzanne Browne and Cindy Stuyvesant◊ Bettylu and Paul Saltzman Marilyn Lissner Denise Foy ◊ ◊ Jacqueline Taylor and Carole Schecter Helen Marlborough Alexandra Buck Carol Sadtler◊ Joan Shapiro Emily Masalski◊ Nakita Burrell◊ Sharon Terry Meghan Shehorn William McIntosh◊ Molly Byron Cathy Tschannen◊ William Siavelis Suzanne and Lee Miller Amanda Cage◊ Lisa Turley◊ Rebecca Sive Brandon Neese Dina Carr Michelle Valiukenas Ingrid Stafford Gerard Notario◊ Peggy Casey-Friedman Carole Veronesi Ronna Stamm and Kelly O’Malley Gloria Castillo◊ Christina Warden Paul Lehman Barbara Pearlman◊ Christine Cikowski Julie Zaideman◊ Jennifer Steans Alicia Pond◊ Mary Kay Devine and ◊ Karen and Tom Terry Vikki Pryor Jason Coulter ◊ Investors for Change Linda and Terry Van Der Aa* Hedy Ratner◊ Jennifer Coyne $1,000–$1,499 Meredith and Drew Weitz Holly Reed Jeff Cummings ◊ Patricia Arnold Rebecca Wellisch Harriett Robinson Linda Cushman ◊ Sarah Bradley and Nicole Robinson◊ Jane Dewey ◊ Paul Metzger ◊ $500–$999 Carol Ronen Carly DiVito ◊ Noelle Brennan* ◊ Anonymous Ellyn Rosen◊ Emily Dreke ◊ Andrea Bueschel ◊ Sally and Vincent Anderson Anita Rosenberg Jennifer Dunneback ◊ Ann Byrne ◊ Lucia Annunzio* Diana and Michael Sands◊ Hillary Ebach Edith Canter and ◊ Linda and Fred Ballard Anita Sarafa◊ Sarah Eberhard Fred Wellisch◊ Bridget Blaney Lili Farrokh-Siar ◊ Kathleen Scallan Susan Darby ◊ Patricia Bobb ◊ Mary and Stanley Ferguson ◊ Renee Schleicher Patrice DeCorrevont ◊ Mary Brandon Susan Schwartz Sunny Fischer Adriana Díaz ◊ Eryn Brasovan Mary Anne Sedey Laura Fisher Sharon Eiseman Merle and Michael Cahan* Reeva Shulruff Nancy Fishman Barbara Engel ◊ Casey/Connolly Family Fund Ava George Stewart Toren Flink and Peter Kroll* Lisa Schneider Fabes Elizabeth Celio ◊ Judy Foreman* and Brian Fabes K. Sujata Kristin Coleman Ann Freeman◊ Mita Sanghavi Goel◊ Abigail Sylvester Elizabeth Connelly◊ Kristen Freund◊ Randi Gurian Katherine Toll Carol Lynn Coughlin Anita Friedman Debra Hass and Buc Rogers◊ Adriane and Scott Turow Lynn Cutler◊ Shanin Fuller◊ The Jastromb Family Eunice Valdivia and ◊ ◊ Philanthropic Fund Andrew Davis Barry Preston* Christine George ◊ Melissa Josephs Mary Deissler Valerie Barker Waller Larry Giddings ◊ ◊ Patricia Katz◊ Catherine Dennis Steven Wiesner Ann Giese ◊ Melissa Kibler Kimberly Enders Rachel Williams Newman Jane Glover and John Newman◊ Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Therese and Jim Fauerbach Miriam Golden ◊ ◊ Laura Winters Kristine Kolky Rosemary Feit Clare Golla ◊ Keri Kramer◊ Barbara Fishman Jill and Steve Gomberg* ◊ $250–$499 Ali and Brian Kreiter*◊ Barbara Flynn Currie Sandra and Peter Gorski* ◊ Anonymous ◊ Michele Kurlander Lee Francis Gary Gotsdiner Bonnie Agnew*◊ Khun Lebakken◊ Bridget Gavaghan and Marilynn and Ron Grais David Lawson Sue Augustus* ◊ Karen Lewis◊ Joanna Greene Meredith George Charlene and Bob Baizer* ◊ Loeb Family Fund Nancy Hannon Patricia Gilleran◊ Laurie Barry◊ Kim Morris-Johnson◊ Sarah Hanson Susanne Glink Stacey Bashara-Stearns Rosemary and Stephen Mack◊ Timothy Harmon Rémi González◊ Lisa Battisfore Judy McCaskey Linda Chaplik Harris* ◊ Marcia and Michael Enriqueta and Ronald Bauer ◊ Lynn McGovern◊ Julie Henly Greenberger* Erin Bauman and ◊ Jennifer McMahon◊ Luisa Hernandez Margaret Gregory Marc Greitens* Swati Mehta◊ Bette Cerf Hill Carolyn Grisko Brenda and Martin Becker* Ambar Mentor-Truppa Ann and Jerry Jaeger* Julie Hamos Robert Beckman and Mike Truppa Rosemary Jones◊ Sydney Hans and Lisa Bedner◊ Lynde and Dave O’Brien Jacob Karaca Lawrence Strickling◊ Elizabeth Kenefick Becky Raymond DEDICATIONS In Honor of Janet Rotner and Mary Kennedy Carew Mary Beth Richmond◊ In Honor of Lydia Bueschel Shelley Gorson Merle Gordon Amber Kennelly◊ Mary Robinson◊ Marilynn and Ron Grais In Honor of Katyayani R. Strohl Brooke Kerendian◊ Heather Ross In Honor of Fay Clayton Meredith George Mrinalini Rao Peter Killian Renee Rotter◊ In Honor of Hillary Clinton In Honor of Carole Veronesi Jacqueline Kirley◊ Edna Schade William Siavelis Rosemary Jones Judith Kossy Renee Schwartz In Honor of Tina Erickson In Honor of Jenny Wittner and ◊ Chris Kowalke Cheryl and John Seder* Elizabeth Celio Anne Ladky Rachel Krause◊ Diane and David Sigman* Alicia Pond Laura Sova and Noam Frankel Edie and Mitchell Kreiter* Mindy Crandus Sircus◊ In Honor of Linda Friedman In Honor of The Women’s March Hopewell Brewing Iris Krieg◊ Patricia Sklar Adriane and Scott Turow Roopal Kundu Ellen Smith◊ In Honor of Jean Hunt Jacqueline Kirley In Memory of Shirley Perry Donald Laackman Christine Sobek In Honor of Melissa Josephs Judy and Ernie Miyashita Julie and Jim Ladky◊ Mary Beth Sova Wendy Pollack In Memory of Rose Ratner Jane Ladky◊ Wilma Stevens◊ In Honor of Lori Kaufman Hedy Ratner ◊ Mary Ladky Sheri Stone Carolyn Neuman and In Memory of Sally and Tom Ladky◊ Jacqueline Summerville Frank Morreale William Rosenberg Susan Lambert◊ Sheila Talton◊ Jan Pomerantz Erin Bauman and Laurie Regenbogen* Marc Greitens* Luke Lands Elizabeth Tate Brenda and Martin Becker* Martha Lawlor◊ Jamie Taylor◊ In Honor of Elizabeth Kenefick Joanie Reynolds Mary Beth Richmond* Denise Lazar◊ Peiyun Tsao◊ Eunice Valdivia and In Honor of Judith Kossy Barry Preston* Laurie LeBreton Joyce Tucker* Anita Friedman ◊ Kenneth Lehman Jennifer Turner In Honor of Nancy Kreiter Cathy Lieberman◊ Caren Van Slyke◊ Alison Benis* ANNE LADKY LEADERSHIP Sara Loevy Tiffany Verzino Robin and Allen Berg* FUND FOUNDERS Thank you to the following individual Aphrodite Loutas Darlene Vorachek Toren Flink and Peter Kroll* Judy Foreman* and organizational supporters who Gail Ludewig Susanna Walker Ann and Jerry Jaeger* have become Founders of this fund ◊ ◊ by committing a minimum of $10,000 Ann Maker Kelly Warner Cheryl and John Seder* to the Fund. Elaine and Bill McCloud* Lynne and Ricky Weber*◊ In Honor of Anne Ladky Jill Allread Ann McCready Beata Welsh In addition to the donors listed with a ◊ in the Individual Donors listing, Allstate Kay McCurdy◊ Maria Whelan the following made donations in Kathleen Almaney Kari McLean Lindsey Whitlock honor of Anne Ladky. Pamela Baker Sharon Alter◊ Marcia Medema Barbara Wilson Kate Boege Rosemary Bayzer◊ Theresa Melroy◊ Cheri Wilson-Chappelle◊ Marion Cameron Juliet Berger-White◊ ◊ Nicole Millett and Gabi Zolla Janice Block◊ Carnahan-Daniels Foundation Joshua Rosenberg* Sharon Bush◊ Gabrielle Cummings ◊ Vicki Curtis Judy and Ernie Miyashita GENERATIONS CIRCLE Dolores Connolly Mona Golub◊ Anne Megan Davis Maria Mora and Kathleen Almaney Carlos Zambrano Krista Hatcher◊ Tina M. Erickson and Gabrielle Cummings Kathleen Kenefick◊ Michael A. Krutsch Jennifer More◊ Vicki Curtis Jeanne Ladky◊ Mary Gardner Portia Morrison ◊ Tina M. Erickson and Kellyn Marks Toni and John Henle ◊ ◊ Mary Morten Michael A. Krutsch Kari McLean Fern Josephs Pauline Merrill◊ Sameena Mustafa Judy Erwin Joyce Foundation Julia Nowicki◊ Kristi Nelson◊ JPMorgan Chase Foundation Karen Fishman and Nancy Shier◊ Carolyn Neuman and Anne Ladky Nancy and Rick Kreiter In Honor of Connie Lindsey Frank Morreale Patricia McKiernan Mary Gardner Robyn Brooks Gail Niemann Paddy McNamara Rebecca Girvin-Argon In Honor of Susan Mendelsohn ◊ Melissa Moore Andrea Nosek Alice Greenhouse Renee Rotter Iliana A. Mora and Therese O’Connell Echeveste Erica Harris In Honor of Iliana A. Mora Bodee Kittikamron Lynda and Paul O’Connor Jean Hoffenkamp+ Lee Francis Jerry Newton Mita Sanghavi Goel Cynthia Ondra* Fern Josephs Katina Panagopoulos ◊ Jamie Taylor Anita Orlikoff Nancy and Rick Kreiter Lisa and Mark Pattis In Honor of Lisa Pattis Dana Pearl Iliana A. Mora and Polk Bros. Foundation Swati Mehta Jill Peters◊ Bodee Kittikamron The Richard H. Driehaus Linda Myers Foundation Yoni Pizer and Brad Lippitz Joan Perkins Barbara Pearlman Janice Rodgers Martha and Don Pollak* Priscilla Perry In Honor of Howard Robinson Janet and Philip Rotner Jan Pomerantz Janet and Philip Rotner Elena Robinson Janet Schumacher ◊ Paige Ponder Janet Schumacher In Honor of Loretta Rosenmayer Eric Stock ◊ K. Sujata Karen and Jim Prieur Eric Stock Debbie Thorne and Mary and John Raitt Debbie Thorne and Jerry Esrig In Honor of Janet Rotner Jerry Esrig Abby O’Neil Jennifer Rakstad Lisa Turley Lisa Turley Susan Rubens Mrinalini Rao Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi

* Nancy B. Kreiter Advocacy Fund ◊ Anne Ladky Leadership Fund + Deceased INVESTORS FOR CHANGE / With the generosity of our Investors for Change, who make unrestricted gifts of $1,000 or more annually, Women Employed is able to pursue the best opportunities to improve workplace conditions and build pathways to higher education so more women can succeed economically.

NANCY B. KREITER ADVOCACY FUND* / Special thanks to the donors of this fund that supports Women Employed’s work to strengthen federal equal opportunity policies.

ANNE LADKY LEADERSHIP FUND◊ / Thank you to these donors who have designated the total or a portion of their gift to the fund created in Anne Ladky’s honor. All donations will support initiatives aimed at empowering the next generation of women to lead the work of Women Employed and strengthen the future for all women.

GENERATIONS CIRCLE / Thanks to our supporters who have included Women Employed in their estate plans, future generations of women will have meaningful opportunities to achieve their aspirations for themselves and their families.

DEDICATIONS / Honor a loved one with a gift in their name to Women Employed for a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion. Donations in memory of a special person honor their life and continue their legacy. The tribute gifts noted are donations of $150 and above.

For more information about these special giving opportunities, call Linda at 312.782.3902 ext. 245 or visit womenemployed.org.

FINANCIALS

3% Other Income 9% Management and General

24% Income 65% Expenses 75% Foundations Programs Individuals 16% Fundraising

8% Corporations, Corporate Foundations

INCOME EXPENSES Foundations 1,692,579 Programs 1,757,535 Corporations, Fundraising 384,866 Corporate Foundations 221,431 Management and General 215,437 Individuals 626,603 Other Income 81,987

Total $2,622,600 Total $2,357,838

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kathleen M. Boege Harriet Harty Iliana A. Mora Teresa Soppet President and CEO Lydia Bueschel Shannon Hobbs Deborah L. Thorne Secretary Paula Noble Vice Chair Fern Josephs Gabrielle Cummings Lisa J. Pattis Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi Tameshia Bridges Mansfield Mary Gardner Chair Vice Chair Jennifer McMahon Deborah Golden Elena Robinson Susan Mendelsohn Vice Chair Laurie Rompala Ambar Mentor-Truppa Nancy Hannon Lisa Snow womenemployed.org Chair, Advocacy Council Treasurer