Englewood Women’s Initiative

(2017 - Ongoing)

The Englewood Women’s Initiative (EWI) is a program through a coalition of 8 organizations in the Englewood neighborhood in Chicago connecting women in the neighborhood with pathways to incomes over $40k/year through job training, business development, and financial and job readiness skills. CURL is evaluating the pilot and collaborating in creating a database tracking system and benchmarks. A mixed methods approach will be used, including interviews, focus groups, and descriptive statistical analysis.

Research Team:

• G. Spitz, CURL

• C. George, CURL

• M. Johnson, CURL Graduate Fellow

• T. Thomas, CURL Undergraduate Fellow

• S. Paulus, CURL Undergraduate Fellow

• M. Barrera, Urban Studies Student

Community Partner:

• Englewood Women’s Initiative