In today’s rundown: Scholarships for women over 40. | A D.C. Councilmember says there aren’t enough men in leadership positions in one city department. | Less than a year after taking over the only hospital east of the Anacostia River, D.C. seems eager to sell it to private owners.
— The AARP Foundation is now taking applications for their 5th Annual Women’s Scholarship Program. The scholarships go to women who are 40 and older and who are able to demonstrate financial need. The program allows older women to participate in education and training opportunities that they could not otherwise afford. Click here for details.
— D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry wants more men in leadership positions in the city’s Department of Employment Services. The Washington City Paper has details of an exchange between Barry and Rochelle Webb, who was nominated to head the DOES. According to the paper: “Barry is upset over the fact that Webb’s ‘executive committee’… is all female.”
— D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is “making moves to privatize” the city’s only hospital east of the Anacostia River, reports The Washington Examiner. He’s trying to expand the board of directors at United Medical Center and sell the hospital to private owners. The city took over the hospital just eight months ago.
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