Women’s Advancement
COVID-19 UPDATE: Salary negotiation workshops are being held online. For questions, email bostonwomen@boston.gov.
Our mission is to promote gender equity by empowering women and removing systemic barriers to their advancement.
What our work includes:- A first-in-the-nation approach to closing the gender pay gaps.
- Reducing demand for sex-buying and trafficking.
- Programming for women entrepreneurs.
- Financial and technical support for the childcare workforce and research on childcare needs and preferences of working families.
Contact
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1 City Hall Square
Room 804Boston, MA 02201-2025 -
Office hoursMonday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Now accepting proposals
We're looking for a community vendor to support family childcare providers in Boston with training in marketing, technology, and developmental screening using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ).
Applications close on January 18, 2022.
Our initiatives
Featured
2021 Childcare Survey
We want to better understand your challenges with childcare. Your answers will help inform a City policy that works for all.
AAUW Work Smart in Boston salary negotiation workshops
Learn to successfully advocate for yourself — and help close the pay gap for women everywhere. Sign up for an online workshop today.
Women's History Month 2021
Join the City of Boston in celebrating women's contributions to Boston's history throughout March!
Get Involved
Get access to resources for women entrepreneurs
WE BOS offers resources and opportunities to help start and grow your business.
Let us know about your organization or event
Does your organization serve women and girls in Boston?
Take the AAUW Work Smart in Boston Salary Negotiation Workshop
Learn the skills you need to advocate for yourself at at work.
Sign the 100% Talent Compact
Commit to closing the gender pay gaps in Boston.
Reports
Boston Women's Workforce Council Report
2021 report on Boston's gender and racial wage gap
'Too Much and Not Enough' Report
2020 report on childcare during COVID-19
'Making Childcare Work'
Results from the City's first-ever citywide survey on childcare
'Gaining Ground on Equal Pay' report
2017 report on the impact of Boston's salary negotiation workshops
Read about us on Medium
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We dive into deeper detail about our work through our Medium account.
