Equal Pay Day Chicago is Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in Daley Plaza (Clark and Washington) starting at noon. Rain location is the Daley Center lobby.
Each year, Equal Pay Day is recognized world-wide to bring greater awareness to the racial and gender pay disparities. In the United States, the April date symbolically marks how far into a new year the average woman must work to earn as much as the average white man did in the previous year.
Join us! Equal Pay Day Chicago is both a focal point to raise awareness of pay equality, and a platform for organizations to collaborate across the state. We invite you to be a part of this effort. Contact us through email or any of the social media platforms below.
Sally Lou Loveman (M.C.) – After 25 years as Audience Producer on the Oprah show, Sally Lou founded Lovespeaks in 2012 to foster personal and professional development.
Barbara Yong – Barb initiated Equal Pay Day Chicago in 2010 and has chaired the committee of over 60 sponsors ever since. An advocate of women’s causes throughout her career, she is a partner with law firm Golan Christie Taglia.
FM Supreme – Born and raised in Chicago, Jessica Disu (aka FM Supreme), is an internationally known poet, activist and "humanitarian rap artist.”
Maria Pesquiera – President and CEO, Mujeres Latinas en Accion. Named “A Woman of Influence” by the Chicago Business Journal in 2015, Maria has advocated for the Latino community and women’s equality for over 20 years.
Janice Glenn – Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR). Appointed in 2016, Janice oversees the agency's prime directive to prohibit discriminating for any reason including sex, race, religion, age and marital status.
Sharmili Majmudar – Director of Strategic Partnerships, Women Employed. Sharmili is responsible for developing and leading collaborations between organization and employers to improve workplace practices.
Dorri McWhorter– CEO, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. Dedicated to improving the world, Dorri serves on Mayor Emmanuel’s Commission for a Safer Chicago in addition to her duties at the YWCA .
KEYNOTE - Co-Chairs of the Women’s March on Chicago:
Watch last year's event on CAN-TV
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
American Association of University Women (AAUW-Illinois)
Illinois Federation of Business Women (IFBW)
Professional Women’s Club of Chicago (PWCC)
The Wood Law Office, LLC
Equal Pay Day Chicago includes the following supporting organizations:
AAUW Chicago Loop
AAUW Chicago, Inc.
AAUW Northwest Suburbs
AAUW Palos Orland Branch
AAUW Wheaton/Glen Ellyn
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Affinity Community Services
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Chi Omega Omega Chapter
Arise Chicago
Bellows Law Group
Blacks in Government
CBA Young Lawyers Section on Women in the Law
Chicago Area Women's History Council
Chicago Commission on Human Relations
Chicago Foundation for Women
Chicago NOW
Chicago Real Estate Women
Chicago Women in Trades
Chinese American Service League
Coalition of Labor Union Women
Cook County Commission on Human Rights and Women's Issues
Cook County Office of the President
Crux Creative
Dominican University Domestic Abuse Stops Here
Enterprising and Professional Women - USA
Federally Employed Women - Windy City
Golan Christie Taglia LLP
Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees
Illinois Department of Human Rights
Illinois Federation of Business Women's Clubs
Illinois NOW
Illinois State Bar Association Standing Committee on Women and the Law
Imani Pearls Community Development Foundation
Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
LULAC of Illinois
Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing
League of Women Voters
Love Speaks
Mom+Baby Chicago
The Momentum Group
Mujeres Latinas en Accion
National Council of Jewish Women, Illinois State Policy Advocacy Network
National Employment Lawyers Association, Illinois Chapter
NEIU Women's and Gender Studies Program
North/Northwest Suburban NOW
Northwestern University School of Law, Women's Leadership Coalition
Organizing for Action
Off the Sidelines Chicago
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Lt. Governor
Planned Parenthood of Illinois
Professional Women's Club of Chicago
Restaurant Opportunities Center Chicago
Shriver Center
UN Women Chicago Metropolitan Chapter
US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Women Employed
Women's Bar Association of Illinois
Women's Center at DePaul University
Women's Leadership and Mentoring Alliance
The Wood Law Office, LLC
Working Women History Project
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago