2022 College Changes Everything Conference: Moving Forward Together
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The Illinois Equity Working Group: A Collaborative Action Plan to Increase Black Student Access and Success
The statewide Equity Working Group for Black Student Access and Success developed an Action Plan to address systemic racism, confront barriers and implement equity-minded policies to improve the Black student experience. This session will describe how an intentional, shared vision led to the development of data-driven objectives and actionable, measurable directives.
Dev Ed Reforms at Shawnee and Waubonsee Colleges
Waubonsee College, Shawnee College, and Women Employed are excited to tell you about what we are learning and doing on the journey to increasing equity, access, and student success in developmental education. This College Changes Everything session will introduce the Accelerating Student Progress and Increasing Racial Equity (ASPIRE) Project, a collaboration between WE and 10 Illinois community colleges to implement developmental education reform.
Register for free, then click here to join us on Wednesday, July 13th!
Supporting Minority Serving Institutions in Illinois
Calling all Minority Serving Institutions! Join us to engage in a discussion on how to support Illinois’ Asian American Native American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Predominantly Black Serving Institutions (PBIs) through public education, networking, and resource sharing, as well as to strategize future policy and best practices solutions. Register for free, then click here to join us Thursday, July 14th!
Introducing the NEW and IMPROVED Career Foundations Curriculum!
Get the latest on Career Foundations, a free career exploration and goal-setting course for those trying to navigate their career pathway. In this College Changes Everything session, you’ll learn about the new digitized curriculum and planned adaptations to make it trauma informed, ADA accessible, and accessible for domestic violence survivors. Register for free, then click here to join us Friday, July 15th!
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What would it really mean to have gender equity in education?
We commonly hear about Title IX which prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or education program that receives funding from the federal government, in reference to sexual violence and women in sports. Did you know that Title IX has influenced many other aspects of life within the past 50 years?
College admittance on the basis of sex, course selection options, career options, the gender pay gap, housing, graduation rate and degree completion, pregnancy in education or in the workforce, funding from the government, protection from retaliation, discriminatory discipline on the basis of sex and race, the LGBTQ+ community, and pregnant/parenting students are all issues that have been positively influenced by Title IX.
Who’s to say what Title IX will have impacted in another 50 years. Happy 50th Title IX!
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What Has Been Your Work or School Experience? |
We are seeking women workers and women students to talk to us about balancing work school and childcare; lack of paid sick days; student debt; and job quality. Your stories could help inform Women Employed’s policy agenda and make changes for the better. Workers and students who complete our brief screening survey will be entered into a raffle for a $25 Amazon gift card!
Follow the link to our survey here, and please share it with your network.
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Let's Address COVID's Impact on Women in the Workforce |
Working women—and especially Black and Brown women—were already economically vulnerable before COVID-19 and the pandemic has only served to grow and exacerbate existing economic divides. Women Employed CEO Cherita Ellens said at the release of Creating a More Equitable Recovery: Addressing Economic Barriers COVID-19 Exacerbated for Women in Chicago, “To ensure women can emerge from the ‘she-cession’ strong and build the financial security they need to prosper, we must pull multiple levers, including advancing legislation and policy, changing employer practices and creating pathways to better careers that pay living wages.” Women Employed looks forward to continuing our work with the Mayor's Advisory Council on Women to ensure that women can emerge from the she-cession strong and economically secure.
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More Career Pathway Students Qualify for Financial Aid
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Eligible Illinois adults without a high school diploma, like those in bridge and IET programs, may now qualify for federal financial aid. The U.S. Department of Education approved ICCB’s plan to expand Ability to Benefit to increase access for adult students who with proper support can be as successful as their peers in postsecondary credential and degree completion.
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