Issues

 Advancing Women's Equity Through Policy

At Women4Change Action Fund, we believe that policy shapes opportunity. For too long, these policies have failed to serve women equitably. That’s why we take action to ensure that laws and legislation reflect the needs of women and their families.

Our fight isn’t about politics—it’s about progress.

From economic opportunity and workplace protections to healthcare access and representation in leadership, we work to remove systemic barriers that hold women back. We turn awareness into action by mobilizing advocates, partnering with policymakers, and equipping individuals with the tools to drive change.

Why It Matters:

  • Families and communities thrive when policies promote equal pay, access to healthcare, and safety.

  • More inclusive policies are created when women are represented in government, businesses, and decision-making spaces.

  • When we advocate together, we create a future where every woman has the opportunity to succeed.

The Gender Pay Gap in Indiana

  • Women earn 72 cents for every dollar a man earns.
    At the current rate, women will not receive equal pay until 2082.

  • 31.0% of employed women work in low-wage jobs.

  • Men are 2.6 times more likely to work in STEM occupations than women

Source: Institute for Women's Policy Research, Status of Women in the States report

The Issues

$217B

in potential losses to Indiana’s economy over 10 years due to lack of childcare.

1 in 3

women and 1 in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives.

3x

people with disabilities are sexually assaulted nearly three times more than those without.

50%

of transgender people have experienced sexual violence; the average life expectancy of a Black trans woman is 35.

84%

that’s what women earn on average compared to men for full-time, year-round work.

42.5%

of Indiana women and 27.9% of Indiana men experience intimate partner violence or stalking in their lifetimes.

#16

Indiana ranks 16th in the nation for gun homicides.

5x

abuser access to firearms increases the risk of intimate partner femicide by at least five times.

1 in 5

Hoosier women have been sexually assaulted.