In today’s rundown: Public housing with an eco-friendly renovation. Are too many children’s Halloween costumes sexist? Plus, new data on pregnancy and single women.
— The Tikkun Olam Women’s Foundation of Greater Washington is accepting letters of inquiry for the 2012 grants cycle. The deadline is December 15th. Go to www.towf.org for more details.
— NBC Washington profiles a single mother who is living in a renovated, eco-friendly home with assistance from the District and federal stimulus money. “… [S]ometimes you just need a boost to get to that next level,” she tells the television station.
— Is Halloween the most sexist children’s holiday? asks The Washington Post‘s Janice D’Arcy. D’Arcy details her failed efforts to put her daughters in non-sexist costumes.
— The Washington Examiner takes a look at data that shows that the number of pregnancies for unmarried women is on the rise in Fairfax County and on the decline in Montgomery County.