MOVING FORWARD, TOGETHER 2017 Annual Report DEAR SUPPORTERS, Equity
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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