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Welcome to The Women's Economic Institute, Inc.
Working to advance income security and economic sustainability for all women and girls!
January is National Mentoring Month
At the WEI we're committed to building equity one girl at a time
The Women’s Economic Institute, Inc builds innovative community and economic solutions that elevate the quality of life for all women and girls. Irrespective of race, religion, color, creed or orientation we know that when girls have a fair shot, a healthy self-esteem, and an opportunity to thrive they become stronger women, better leaders, and more successful entrepreneurs. That's why we established the Young Professional Black Women’s Mentoring Initiative and the Girls Empowerment Club. — We're committed to working with Black women and girls from all walks of life to drive academic achievement, economic opportunity, civic engagement, and life-long learning.
Positioning women for success
At the WEI we build equity by confronting systemic racism, poverty, and inequality through policy, technical assistance, and programming focused on job readiness, academic achievement, and entrepreneurism—positioning women and girls of color for long term success by improving their dignity, economic opportunity, and overall quality of life.
Black AZ COVID-19 Task Force
The Black AZ COVID-19 Task Force launched Winter 2020 advocating for health and economic equity for minority and low-income communities and engaging statewide decision makers and public health officials to protect our most vulnerable populations.
Charlene Tarver, Founder and CEO
Welcome to The WEI
Throughout the nation women of color earn between forty-three to sixty-seven cent for every dollar earned by their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts. In addition to wage differentials and inequities, little to no access to mid-level management opportunities, and lack of access to the C-Suite, women of color are experiencing an increase in unemployment, under-employment, and employment at poverty level wages.
The Women's Economic Institute is a community and economic development organization focused on improving generational wealth, economic sustainability, and income security outcomes for women entrepreneurs, girls, and communities of color through policy, technical assistance, workforce readiness, entrepreneurial development, and leadership training.
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At the WEI we're developing mentoring programs, a small business accelerator, and targeted technical support services that we think will help women professionals and entrepreneurs of color gain the necessary training, resources and networking to close the gap. To learn more about our small business incubator or the Young Professional Black Women's Mentoring initiative click the link.
Programs
Young Professional Women's Mentoring Initiative
The Mentoring Initiative (MI) provides monthly workshops, peer-to-peer and formal mentoring, an annual women’s leadership summit, targeted professional networking, and support in board placement. MI offers a roadmap to viable employment, higher income earning potential, a sense of inclusion and visibility, and mentoring opportunities that broaden the spheres of influence and affluence of young professional women of color ages 20 to 40.
Job Readiness and Academic Achievement
Youth workforce readiness and academic achievement is best accomplished through programming focused in self development, emotional intelligence, conversational intelligence, and college preparedness.
The Entrepreneur's Incubator and Roundtable
The Entrepreneur's Incubator and Roundtable is an interactive forum where women entrepreneurs of color work together to create synergy. Through collaborative classroom-based programming women entrepreneurs learn and discuss best practices, expand their networks, and seek resources and information critical in developing their business products and services.
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Unleashing challenges women to rebound from rock bottom in a world where the bigotry of under-expectation is the norm for women and girls of color. Despite the past you can choose to live into your best life. Charlene Tarver, founder and CEO of the Women's Economic Institute, Inc shares twenty steps on the how. Foreword by Atty Benjamin Crump.
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Make a gift to The Women's Economic Institute, Inc and help support our mission, vision and programming. Together, we can create a more inclusive space for all women and girls.