Care for Caregivers in Illinois: Virtual Town Hall

Event type: 
Webinar
When and where
Date: 
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Time: 
11:00am CT
Location: 
Chicago, IL
What

Join Small Business Majority and the Illinois Cost-of-Living Refund Coalition for a virtual town hall to discuss how unpaid caregiving affects Illinois women small business owners and self-employed entrepreneurs. Women are two-thirds of the caregivers in the United States and in Illinois there are more than 400,000 women-owned businesses, many of which must also balance their business with family responsibilities to care for older adults and children.

 

Speakers include:

 

  • U.S. Senator Richard Durbin
  • IL State Senator, District 8, Ram Villivalam
  • Dr. Helene Gayle, President and CEO, Chicago Community Trust

For more information, contact Geri Aglipay at [email protected]

Event topic: 
Paid Family & Medical Leave
Women's entrepreneurship
Workforce Issues