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2012/2013 ANNUAL REPORT
1975
WE published Recommended Corporate
Policies for Working Mothers/Parents, a
first-ever set of guidelines for employers
on how to implement family-friendly
work policies.
It took 14 years, but WE didn’t back
down, winning a $14-million settlement
for female and minority workers
discriminated against in hiring, pay,
placement, and promotion at a major
bank—the largest ever reached between
the Department of Labor and a private
employer.
1974
1973
WE drafted and disseminated a Fair
Employment Program and a Secretaries’
Bill of Rights, demanding that women
workers be treated with respect, earn
salaries commensurate with their skills
and experience, and have opportunities
for promotions. Through our campaigns,
WE won higher pay and greater respect
for female office workers.
WE gave its first Congressional testimony
before the Senate Banking Committee,
charging the U.S. Treasury Department
with refusing to enforce affirmative
action regulations at Chicago banks. Our
advocacy led to increased enforcement
of affirmative action and opened new
opportunities for millions of women and
minority men.
1985 1978
A small group of women formed an
organization that would take action to
end discrimination against women and
improve working conditions in downtown
Chicago. None of the founders could
have envisioned the changes that would
eventually be realized—nor the role WE
would go on to play.
1989 1980
Expanded job opportunities, laws against harassment and discrimination,
family leave, millions of dollars in financial aid funding—these are just a
few of the victories Women Employed has achieved in the last four decades.
Read on for more.
WE helped draft new federal rules
defining sexual harassment as illegal sex
discrimination, giving women recourse
when they experienced harassment on
the job.
WE was making progress in opening
opportunities for women, but poverty
among women who lacked education was
increasing. So we initiated our first-ever
campaigns to help low-income women
gain access to education and training to
build skills for higher-paying jobs.
Dear Friends,
Milestone birthdays motivate people—and organizations—to take stock and
assess one’s contributions to the world. Reflecting on our 40 years, it’s amazing
to see how dramatically Women Employed has changed the landscape for
working women.
Change on this scale requires courage and dedication—and numbers!
We’re very grateful to all the committed people and organizations who stood
together day by day, year after year, advocating for change.
Together, we marched and rallied. We distributed leaflets. We stuffed
envelopes. We called our legislators and our friends. We shared our stories. We
risked our jobs and our reputations. We made some people angry and others
jump for joy. With you, we didn’t simply change a few rules; we transformed
the world for millions of working women. The words “thank you” just don’t seem
sufficient to express our heartfelt gratitude to each of you who helped to make
this happen.
Turning 40 also makes us focus on the future and the legacy we still aspire to
leave. Until every woman regardless of her background or profession can earn
enough to take care of her family and achieve her dreams, we know we have
more work to do.
Women Employed and our supporters have never backed down from a
challenge, and we won’t now. We know how difficult it is to make progress.
But with four decades of experience to build on, we also know we can
succeed. Let’s be inspired by what we have accomplished already!
Thanks for bringing us Forty and Forward.
Anne Ladky, Executive Director
Lisa Pattis, Board Chair
WE won $27 million in state child
care subsidies for low-income working
parents in education and training
programs.
WE launched Career Coach, a
free, comprehensive, online career
development program designed to
help low-paid women explore career
options and create step-by-step plans
to achieve their goals.
President Obama signed his first bill,
the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. WE
played a leading role in its passage.
2012 2006 2003 1994 1992
WE helped pass the Family and
Medical Leave Act, a groundbreaking
victory that allowed workers to take
leave for an illness, the illness of
a family member, or to care for a
newborn.
2009 2004 2001 1993 1991
WE worked with national partners to
win passage of the Civil Rights Act
of 1991, which made it easier for
victims of sex discrimination on the
job to obtain jury trials and damages.
WE convened Chicago Area Partnerships,
bringing together major employers,
women’s and civil right groups, and
Department of Labor officials to promote
solutions for fair compensation, diversity,
and other issues.
WE published research showing the
pervasiveness of sexual harassment and
launched a training project, Working
Partnerships, to help companies draft
anti-harassment policies and train their
employees.
WE led the fight to pass the Illinois Equal
Pay Act, securing fair pay for hundreds of
thousands of Illinois women.
WE helped win $38 million in state
funding for vital student assistance
programs, making college more
accessible to more than 200,000 lowincome students.
WE launched the Pathways to Careers
Network, a hub for adult educators,
workforce development professionals,
state officials, and community-based
organizations to share ideas and best
practices for establishing and expanding
bridge programs, which teach students
basic academic skills in the context of
their chosen careers.
Fairness. Opportunity.
A world where all women can
succeed economically and
achieve their aspirations.
A brighter future for women and
their families.
A lot has changed since 1973, but Women Employed’s
dreams for working women haven’t.
Forty years ago, entire professions were closed to women. If
they became pregnant, many lost their jobs. Being sexually
harassed was part of the job. Women Employed stood up,
spoke out, and demanded change, and there is now strong
legal protection from these offensive and unfair practices.
Today, many women are in satisfying, good-paying careers
in every industry. Sexual harassment and pregnancy
discrimination are illegal. Millions are able to enjoy the
benefits of family and medical leave. And the wage gap is
narrowing.
But we cannot afford to rest on these advances. Millions of
women are still trapped in low-paying, low-opportunity jobs.
Low-paid women want to go to college or get the training
they need for a better job, but they face so many obstacles.
Workers still are not entitled to a single paid sick day. Parents
struggle to deal with family responsibilities, erratic work
schedules, and insufficient work hours.
Every working woman, regardless of her background or
profession, deserves fair pay, respectful working conditions,
access to education, and opportunities to advance. It’s not
only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do for our
families, our communities, and our economy.
All of us will benefit when Women Employed’s dreams
become reality. Let’s get to work and finish the job together.
Forty years ago
, women graduating from college assumed their
credentials would open the same doors admitting their male counterparts. But regardless
of their education and career goals,
the workplace was still an all-boys’ club.
Women were expected to type, make coffee, and be content with support roles. They were
denied professional jobs and passed over for promotions simply because of their gender.
Breaking Down Barriers
Women Employed changed the workplace by fighting for equal opportunities. We testified in Congress, handed out leaflets on
street corners, and protested in front of banks, insurance companies, and other businesses with discriminatory practices. When
that wasn’t enough, we went to the federal government, demanding affirmative action reform. We worked with the Carter
administration to ensure laws were enforced, and when the Reagan administration undermined that enforcement, we fought
back with a national campaign, ensuring the continuation of these groundbreaking policies.
Women Employed’s fight for fair workplaces and equal opportunities led to dramatic workplace advances for women.
Today, barriers that once seemed insurmountable have been reduced, and women are succeeding in a full range of professional
jobs. The change has been so dramatic that many women coming out of college today can’t imagine a time when their gender
would have limited their job opportunities. But this freedom was truly a hard-won, revolutionary change.
We’re proud of the work we’ve done for women. Millions benefit from the
doors we opened and the barriers we broke down. But we know that there
are millions more who are concentrated in low-wage, female-dominated
jobs—retail workers, restaurant servers, domestic workers, health aides, and
others. Improving their work lives is the challenge of our times.
Women Employed is working to raise the floor for low-wage women. We are
fighting for a higher minimum wage, so that all workers have greater financial
stability. We’re working on legislation to ensure women can earn sick days
to care for themselves or their families. We’re battling wage theft, unpaid
overtime, stolen tips, and other illegal practices that are alarmingly common in
low-wage industries.
“
When I started my banking career in the 1970s, women
weren’t hired for high-level positions. So I started in a
low-level job and was passed over for promotions time and
again in favor of men. I joined Women Employed
...are in higher occupational
classifications today than they
would have been without the equal
opportunity policies of the 1960s
and 1970s.
to fight for myself and women like me, and
together we shattered barriers at corporations
all across the country. Women Employed got it done,
”
and they still get it done, and that’s why I support them.
- Janet Schumacher, donor for 38 years
Family-Friendly Workplaces
Forty years ago, most women did not get any maternity leave. They were expected to return to work immediately after having
a baby. Working women were on their own when a family member became sick and needed care. Women Employed saw that
these practices were fundamentally unfair, especially to women, who were both breadwinners and family caregivers.
In the early 1980s, we began advocating for policies to promote work-family balance. We published Recommended Corporate
Policies for Working Mothers/Parents, a first-ever set of guidelines for employers on how to implement family-friendly policies.
A companion publication, Helpful Hints for the New Working Mother, gave advice on how to handle common problems, like
how to negotiate with supervisors to be able to check on children returning home from school when company policy prohibited
personal phone calls. Other publications helped women understand their rights on the job and raised awareness of the need
to change policies to accommodate working parents.
Women Employed was a driving force in winning passage of the transformative Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in
1993. This was an unprecedented victory for working parents and their families. For the first time, workers could stay home
after the birth of a child, for their own medical reasons, or to care for a sick family member without fear of losing their jobs.
Passing FMLA was an important first step. But it’s not
enough. We need more policies that ensure women can
work and care for their families.
So Women Employed continues to fight. Too many
women can’t afford to take advantage of FMLA,
because the leave is unpaid. Women Employed is
fighting for family leave insurance, which would
provide compensation to workers who take extended
leave to care for newborns and sick family members.
And we’re working to expand FMLA so that it covers all
workers, not just those who work at large companies.
“
When I was pregnant with my first child in 1987,
my employer didn’t offer maternity leave. So I
began drafting a policy at work, and then I became
interested in fighting for a law. That’s when I
connected with Women Employed. They fought
-Debbie Thorne, Board member
NOW THAT’S PROGRESS!
Since FMLA went into effect in August
of 1993, it has been used more than...
”
hard for family and medical leave, and
after years of work, it was the first law
signed by President Clinton!
100 MILLION TIMES
This year, we’ve seen major growth in the movement for earned sick time.
Seattle, New York City, Jersey City, and Portland, OR all passed paid sick days ordinances.
We’re leading a coalition of more than 70 organizations and partners
to advocate for similar legislation in Illinois, so that workers who take a sick day
don’t risk losing their jobs.
Fighting Job Discrimination
In the 1970s, women faced epidemic levels of workplace discrimination. They earned half of what their male colleagues earned.
Sexual harassment was commonplace. If they became pregnant, they could be fired.
Women Employed has led the charge to end workplace discrimination. We helped to draft federal rules defining sexual
harassment as illegal discrimination and launched a training project, Working Partnerships, to help companies create antiharassment policies and train their employees. We worked to pass the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978. We presented
research to Congress on the impact of discrimination against women, which was critical to the passage of the Civil Rights Act
of 1991, making it easier for victims of discrimination to obtain jury trials and damages.
Since the beginning, Women Employed has worked to close the gender wage gap. We led the successful fight to pass the
Illinois Equal Pay Act in 2003, which is aimed at securing fair pay for hundreds of thousands of Illinois women not covered
under federal law. We also worked with organizations across the country to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the first bill
President Obama signed, which made it easier for women facing wage discrimination to exercise their rights.
Pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment are now illegal and have become much less prevalent for professional women.
But unfortunately these problems are still all too common in low-wage workplaces. Women Employed is educating women
about their rights on the job and working with federal agencies to promote aggressive enforcement of equal opportunity and
anti-discrimination requirements in low-wage workplaces.
sex•u•al ha•rass•ment, n.:
The term “sexual harassment” was
not even coined until the mid1970s. But because of advances
in the law, by 1998, 95 percent
of large employers in the U.S. had
harassment grievance policies.
“
This year, we worked to modernize
our equal pay laws by building support
for the Paycheck Fairness Act. With rallies,
social media campaigns, and petitions and letters
to legislators, we are creating a movement to make
equal pay for equal work a reality.
”
Four decades ago, harassment and discrimination were rampant in the workplace. But because of the laws
Women Employed helped put in place to protect people, women and men now have so many
more ways to fight harassment and discrimination when it happens.
- Tracie Morris, Vice President of Human Resources at ComEd
Making College Affordable
For many women, a college degree is the key to higher earnings and a better life. A woman with a bachelor’s degree earns
78 percent more than a woman with only a high school education. But for a low-wage worker, the cost of tuition can be an
insurmountable barrier, putting college and a brighter future out of reach. Access to financial aid is critical to overcoming this
roadblock.
Women Employed is Illinois’ leading advocate for the financial aid that makes college accessible and affordable to
low-income students. For more than two decades, we’ve been mobilizing our networks and collaborating with education
and policy leaders to help more low-income students afford college. We’ve published research reports and policy briefs, lent
our expertise to advisory committees, lobbied, and mobilized thousands of students on campuses across Illinois to raise their
own voices and advocate for full funding of the Monetary Award Program (MAP), a need-based Illinois grant. In the last five
years alone, our victories have protected more than $200 million in need-based financial aid, enabling hundreds of thousands
of Illinois students to go to college.
We’re working with Illinois lawmakers to make sure funding for need-based financial aid is not only protected from cuts but
increased, so that the roughly 150,000 eligible students who are denied each year when MAP funding runs out have a shot at
a better future.
Each year, too many adult students miss out on the MAP grant because work and family responsibilities make it impossible to
make the decision to go to college until later in the year, when MAP funding has already run out. So we’re working with state
policymakers on a plan to reserve some MAP funding for students who apply in the summer.
We are committed to making college more accessible to adults and low-income students. Read our Vision for Higher Education
at womenemployed.org/VisionForHigherEducation.
“
For 20 years, I was trapped in low-wage jobs, often
working two or three just to survive. I wanted to
go to college, but I couldn’t afford it. That changed
when I learned about the MAP grant. With the
help of MAP, I was able to earn my
associate’s degree, and this past
May I graduated from UIC with my
bachelor’s. Now, the sky is the limit! I’m so
grateful to Women Employed for fighting for MAP
and helping to make my success possible.
-Elena Herrera, student advocate
Each year in Illinois, more than
150,000
STUDENTS
rely on the MAP grant to go
to college.
This year, we mobilized more than 1,000 Illinois students to contact
policymakers and lobbied dozens of legislators to advocate for financial aid, resulting
in a $2 million increase in MAP funding.
Hundreds of thousands
of low-paid women have
But once in college,
these women face barriers that can derail their dreams and keep
them from graduating and moving into good careers. Work and family
enrolled in college as a result of our advocacy for financial aid.
responsibilities, low reading and math skills, lack of access to career and academic advising,
or the high cost of child care could force them to drop out.
College Success—
Good Jobs Ahead
Women Employed is working with colleges, policymakers, and education leaders to advance policies that lead to student
success. We are recognized nationally as an expert on practical, proven strategies for ensuring that adult students can
overcome obstacles, stay in school, and graduate with degrees that lead to good jobs.
Because so many of these students lack the basic academic skills required for college-level courses, we have led the way in
advocating for “bridge” programs, which teach academic skills in the context of the careers students want to pursue. We
worked with City Colleges of Chicago to create a curriculum of lesson plans for health care bridge programs that instructors
are now using. Earlier this year, we made those lesson plans available to colleges and community organizations across the
country.
Due to Women Employed’s efforts, scores of working
women have been able to earn their degrees, get
good jobs, and create better lives for themselves
and their families.
We’ve been a strong partner to City Colleges as they
move forward with their massive Reinvention effort.
We’re now beginning to develop additional lesson
plans for bridge programs for other growth industries.
As City Colleges implements their new five-year
strategic plan, Women Employed will play an integral
advisory role, ensuring the needs of adult students
remain at the forefront.
We will continue to be a thought leader, researching
and highlighting promising policies and practices that
foster student success, and we’ll work with college
administrators, education policymakers, and legislators
statewide to ensure those practices are implemented.
“
Women Employed’s healthcare bridge lesson
plans are a fantastic resource for instructors
like me. They have helped me develop
a program that gives my students
basic reading and writing skills while
they explore careers in healthcare. My
students are thriving, and they feel confident
and prepared to go on to college-level classes.
”
-China Hill, City Colleges instructor
This year, WE made big strides for students underprepared for college work,
who often get stuck in remedial education and never complete college. We developed
and promoted policy recommendations to ensure those students can
move on to credit courses and graduate.
Women Employed envisions a world where every
working woman can afford the basics of life, care
for her children, and achieve her aspirations. We
need every individual who shares our vision to stand
up, speak out, and fight for change.
17%
-INDIVIDUALS
$417,516
-CORPORATIONS &
CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS
12%
INCOME
2012/2013 FINANCIALS
$293,048
1%
$2,478,665
-OTHER INCOME
$22,389
70% foundations
$1,745,712
81% PROGRAMS
$1,917,211
EXPENSES
$2,372,951
11%
8%
-FUNDRAISING
$271,318
-MANAGEMENT
& GENERAL
$184,422
STAFF
Meegan Dugan Bassett
Senior Policy Manager
Anne Ladky
Executive Director
Yvonne Tate
Office Manager
Mary Kay Devine
Director of Community Initiatives
Karen Latimer
Director of Finance and Administration
Christina Warden
Senior Program Manager
Kristin Ginger
Communications Coordinator
Lydia Stazen Michael
Director of Development
Rebecca Wellisch
Director of Marketing and Communications
Elena Herrera
Student Organizer
Judy Miyashita
Communications Associate
Clifton Williams
Center Director, Complete the Degree
Kendra Ijeoma
Program Coordinator
Shirley Perry
Network Administrator
Jenny Wittner
Associate Director
Melissa Josephs
Director of Equal Opportunity Policy
Namita Shah
Program Coordinator
Sarah Labadie
Policy Associate
Emily Spector
Development Officer - Annual Giving and Events
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVOCACY COUNCIL
Kate Boege
Lydia Bueschel, Secretary
Gabrielle Cummings
Deborah Golden
Harriet Harty
Nicole Johnson-Scales
Fern Josephs
Anne Ladky, Executive Director
Ambar Mentor-Truppa,
Chair, Advocacy Council
Iliana A. Mora
Tracie Morris
Anna Assenmacher
Amber Coisman
Carol Lynn Coughlin
Brandi Davis
Brooke Fisher
Elizabeth Kenefick
Brooke Kerendian
Emily Masalski
Ambar Mentor-Truppa, Chair
Elizabeth Novak
Cindy Nguyen
Lisa J. Pattis, Chair
Elena Robinson
Jacki Robinson-Ivy
Laurie Rompala
Lisa Rowe
Teresa Soppet
Deborah L. Thorne, Vice Chair
Gloria M. Ysasi-Diaz, Treasurer
Ann O’Connor
Jessica Polos
Dawn Reese
Marlo Reeves
Shira Saliman
Linnéa Sandström Lange
Olivia St. Clair
Abigail Sylvester
Alexandra Usher
Rachel Williams-Newman
Elizabeth Winiarski
As we celebrate 40 and look forward, we salute the many foundations, corporations, organizations, and individuals who have
supported us over the years. The following donors generously contributed between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. We
recognize the importance of every contribution and regret that we cannot list the many people who donated less than $100.
Heartfelt thanks to all our supporters.
Organizations
$100,000 and up
Ford Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation
Joyce Foundation
$50,000-$99,999
Chicago Community Trust
Chicago Foundation for Women
Chicago Tribune Charities-Holiday Campaign,
a fund of the McCormick Foundation
Citi Foundation
JP Morgan Chase
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Northern Trust
Polk Bros. Foundation
Robert R. McCormick Foundation,
Midwest Veterans Employment Initiative
$25,000-$49,999
AAR Corporation
Allstate Insurance Company
Alphawood Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
ComEd
Family Values @ Work
Fifth Third Bank
Schiff Hardin
Woods Fund of Chicago
$10,000-$24,999
The Boeing Company
HBB Foundation*
PERT Foundation
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
Union Pacific Railroad
W.W. Grainger
Walgreens
Wintrust Financial Corporation
$5,000-$9,999
Aon Corporation
Barnes & Thornburg
Brennan & Brown, Ltd.*
Charles Jacob Foundation*
DeVry University
GATX
Grisko LLC
Intren, Inc.
M.J. Electric, LLC
Miner, Barnhill & Galland PC*
Nash Brothers Contruction Co., Inc.
Olenick & Associates
RBC Wealth Management
Rooney Rippie and Ratnaswamy, LLP
S&C Electric Company
Sidley Austin
Stowell & Friedman, Ltd.
The Bill Bass Foundation*
The PrivateBank
Woodward, Inc.*
$1,000-$4,999
AFSCME Council 31
Arcadis
Ariel Investments, LLC
Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa
BMO Harris Bank
Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Firms
DLA Piper
Donohue, Brown, Mathewson & Smyth, LLC
Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd.
Jayne Thompson & Associates, Ltd.
Ladky Associates
Latina Leadership Council of the Chicago
Foundation for Women
Leo Burnett
Levin, Schreder & Carey
Meade Electric Company
North Shore Community Bank
Novack and Macey, LLP*
RBC Foundation
Robinson, Curley & Clayton PC
SEIU Illinois Council
Selden Fox, Ltd.
Shefsky & Froelich, Ltd.*
SiPi Metals Corp
The Spencer Foundation
Ulmer & Berne, LLP
Workright Training, LLC.*
$100-$999
American Association of University Women
American Library Association
Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
City Colleges of Chicago
Cresta Communications, Inc.
Deutsch, Levey and Engel, Chartered
Education Equity, Inc.
Fabulous Benefits
Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges & Universities
First Nonprofit Insurance Agency
GE Foundation
Illinois Community College Trustees Association
Jenner & Block, LLP
Leadership Greater Chicago
Local 881 UFCW
Milwaukee Valve Company, Inc.
National Partnership for Women and Families
North Shore Distillery, LLC
Soroptimist International of Chicago
The Northridge Group
Tressler, LLP
UNITE HERE Local 1
Marketing Sponsor
Marketing Werks
INDIVIDUALS
$10,000 and up H
Linda Friedman
Alice Greenhouse
Nancy and Rick Kreiter*
Pattis Family Foundation
Jana Schreuder
$5,000-$9,999 H
Fay Clayton and
Lowell Sachnoff
Doris Conant
Beth Dickstein
Deborah Golden
Grace Allen Newton
Janice Rodgers
Deborah Thorne and Jerry Esrig
$2,500-$4,999 H

Jill Allread
Kathleen Almaney
Lucy Ascoli
Virginia Bartholomay
Kathleen Boege
Kristin Case
Judy Erwin
Harriet Harty
Davis Jenkins
Anne Pramaggiore
Lisa Rosenberg and
Howard Balikov*
Janet and Philip Rotner
Gloria Ysasi-Diaz
$1,000-$2,499H

Patti Anderson
Katharine and Basil Babcock
Pamela Baker
Sherry Barrat
Bernadette Barron
Mary Beth Berkes
Beth Bronner Singer
Suzanne Browne and
Denise Foy
Lydia Bueschel
Andrea Bueschel
Ann Byrne
Marion Cameron
Ellen Carnahan and
Bill Daniels
M. Elizabeth Cole
Alison Conlon
Vicki Curtis
Patrice DeCorrevont
Jane Dewey
Sara Dioguardi
Barbara Engel
Judy Erwin
Amy Fahey
Denise Ferguson
Karen Fishman and Anne Ladky
Cheryl Francis, in honor
of Sheila Penrose
Jay Franke
Gwyn Friend
Aviva Futorian
Martha Garcia
Rebecca Girvin-Argon
Lee Glazer*
Shelley Gorson
Sara Gourley Euler
Karen Grdina
Margaret Gregory
Donna Gutman
Cynthia Hardie
Sharon Harris
Debra Hass and Buc Rogers
Toni and John Henle
Maria Hibbs
Angela Hubbell
Cynthia Jared
Nicole Johnson-Scales
Fern Josephs
Melissa Josephs
Melissa Kibler Knoll
Judith Kossy
Wendi Koziol
Deborah Lahey
Susan Lambert
Jacqueline Leimer
Susan Lichtenfeld
Gail Ludewig
Barbara Manny
Judy McCaskey
Patricia McKiernan
Hon. Paddy McNamara
Dorri McWhorter
Anne Megan Davis
Susan Mendelsohn
Ambar Mentor-Truppa and Mike Truppa
Melissa Moore
Iliana Mora
Luz Mora
Leslye Mueller
Linda Myers
Abby O’Neil
Heather Paquette
Sheila Penrose*
Joan Perkins
Jean Pogge
Erika Powers
Anna Rappaport
Laurie Regenbogen*
Elena Robinson
Laurie Rompala
Lisa Rowe
Edna Schade
Carole Schecter
Erin Schrantz
Sheila and James Schultz
Janet Schumacher
Joan Shapiro
Katie Smith
Teresa Soppet
Ronna Stamm and
Paul Lehman
Lydia Stazen Michael and Daniel Michael
Heather Steans
Sharon Terry
Laura Thrall
H Special thanks to our Investors for Change, who make gifts
of $1,000 or more annually. Their support provides WE with the
flexible resources necessary to pursue the best opportunities for
change to benefit low-paid working women. To join this effort and
help us reach our goal, please visit womenemployed.org or call
312-782-3902 x225.
Elizabeth Turley
Sandra VanGilder
Steven Wiesner
Claudia Wolf
$500-$999
Rebecca Bacon
Charlene Baizer*
Ann Becker
Martha and Tony Belluschi*
Karen Breen Vogel
Jennifer Breuer
Merle and Michael Cahan*
Edie Canter
Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
Carol Lynn Coughlin
Susan Darby
Christine George
Jill and Steve Gomberg*
Remi Gonzalez
Lindsay Hagan
Sydney Hans and
Lawrence Strickling
Adrienne Hiegel
Elizabeth Hubbard
Joan Kohn*
Ali and Brian Kreiter*
Stephen Luethi
Peter MacEntee
Katherine Maehr
Sarah Bradley and
Paul Metzger
Christopher Nash
Brandon Neese and
David Wick
Jean Perkins and
Leland Hutchinson
Day Piercy
Karen Prieur
Jean Regan
Eleanor Revelle
Harriett Robinson
William Rosenberg*
Bettylu Saltzman
Terry Rose Saunders
Mary Ann Sedey
Rebecca Sive
Jennifer Soule*
Julia Stasch
Carole Veronesi Colantoni
Darlene Vorachek
Valerie Waller
Julie Zaideman
Lois Zebus
$100-$499
Barbara Adelman
Howard Adelman
Bonnie Agnew*
Diana Ali
Barbara and Tom Alt*
Sally and Vince Anderson
Mary Anderson
Nancy Anderson
Jen Andrews
Sue Anne Copeland*
Lucia Annunzio*
Andrea Armstrong
Veronica Arreola
Carol Ashley
Sue Augustus
Misty Austin-Wessels
Suzy Bangs
Mary Beth Barrett-Newman
Stacey Bashara-Stearns
Meegan Dugan Bassett and Kacy Bassett
Rosemary Bayzer
Kathleen Beaulieu
Cynthia Beckel
Brenda and Martin Becker*
Heather Becker
Lisa Ann Bedner
Tracey Bell
Nancy Bellew
Ellen Benjamin and Fred Bates
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Kate Bensen
Robin Berg*
Anne Berkeley
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Joan Beugen
Kathy Biel
Andrea Biel-Cohen
Sheila Billings
Mary Binder
Margaret Blackshere
Sandra Blake
Carolyn Blessing
Mary Boehler
Susan Boone
Jean Boquist
Christine Bork
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Carole Brite
Sandra Lynn Brizzolara
Donna Brookins
Carol Brosk
Patricia Broughton
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Nancy Brown
Penny Brown
Anne Brynn
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Pamela Burdman
Hon. Will Burns
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Joanne Canyon-Heller
Natalia Carmona
Karen Case
Jeanette Castellanos Butt
Gloria Castillo
Juliann Cecchi
Naomi Ceder
Caryn Chaden
Deborah Chalfie*
Nancy Chen
Judith Childrey Warschausky
Ann Chipman
Mohini Chopra
Nancy Clawson
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Lynn Coe
Joyce Coffee
Wendy Cohen
Amber Coisman
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Meredith Conant George
Colleen Connell
Elizabeth Connelly
Dolores Connolly
Judy Cottle
Mary Kay Devine and
Jason Coulter
Wendy Coulter
Vivian Covington
Natalie Crampton
Emily Culbertson
William Cunningham
Hon. Barbara Flynn Currie
Lynn Cutler
Gillian Darlow
Dale Davison
Paula Demas
Catherine Dennis
Jennifer DePriest
Joan DeRycke
Cathy Deutsch
Anneke Diem
Emilia DiMenco
Victoria Dinges
Carly DiVito
Joyce and Paul Dlugosch*
Amy Dordek Dolinsky
Lori Dube
Christine Duda Lipuma
John Duffy
Sarah Duncan
Hillary Ebach
Suzanne Ehrenberg
Kathy Elliott
Maria Esway
Caren Evers
Kelly Fair
Suzanne Farrand
Lane Fenrich
Virginia Fenton
Julie Fenton and
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Tom Flint
Craig Foley
Betty Frank
Aaron Frankel
Kristen Freund
Mary Frey
Maya Friedler
Stephen Friedman
Marcia Fritz
Mia Furlong
Susan Gallagher
Molly and Matt Galo
Sharon Gamache
Madeline Gelis*
Cynthia Gentles
Janet Giambrone
Patricia Gilleran
Toni Gilpin
Mary Ellen Girgenti
Suzanne Glade
Alexis Gladstone
Jennifer and Hersh Glagov
Stephanie Glass
Leona Gleason
Erin Glezen Stone
Linda Glick
Susanne Glink
Lynne and Greg Gochanour*
Michael Golden
Laurie Goldstein
Mona Golub
Andra Gomberg
Betsy Gomberg
Merle Gordon
Erin Graham
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Betsey Grais
Joanna Greene
Robert Griffiths
James Grimes
Carolyn Grisko
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Julia Henly
Ann Henry*
Angela Hickey*
Sharon Hidalgo
Sandra Hirsh
Jean Hoffenkamp
Nancy Holbert
Claire Holland
Halcolm Holliman*
Barbara Holmstrom
John Holtz
Jenny Hoobler
Lee Ann Hoover
Rhonda Hopps
Karen Hunter-Anderson
Pat Hurston
Mary Hutchings Reed
Erin Inman
Mark Ishaug and Micah Krohn
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Karen F. Johnson
Kathy Johnson
Patricia Johnson
Mary Kaiser
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Kathy Kaplan*
Antje Kastner
Anne Kavanaugh
Laura Kelber
Shelly Kellner
Dell Kennedy
John Kennedy
Mary Kennedy Carew
Diana Kenworthy
Annemarie Kill
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Jacqueline Kirley
James Kolstad
Colleen Kramer
Edie and Mitchell Kreiter*
Linda Kroll*
Susan Kruesi
Tammy Kufahl
Kendra Kutko
Donald Laackman
Jane Ladky
Mary Ladky and Charlie Foran
Julie and Jim Ladky
Jeanne C. Ladky
John Ladky
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Karen Latimer
Martha Lawlor
Lydia Lazar
Esther Leal
Laura Lein
Susan Lenny
Kandace Lenti
Carolyn Leonard
Phaedra Leslie
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Daniella Levitt
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Janice Linn
Bradley Lippitz and
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Marilyn Lissner
Allison Lizzadro
Aphrodite Loutas
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Rita Luce
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Judi Male
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Judy Marwick
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BeLinda Mathie
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Richard McCallister
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Nancy McCarty
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Lisa Zimmermann
Andrea Zopp
Elizabeth Zuckerberg
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