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In the Washington metropolitan region, nearly half a million women and girls are living in or near poverty. We all have a stake in building the economic security of our region’s women and girls. The Women’s Foundation works to mobilize our community and provide solutions to eliminate the persistent barriers that disproportionately hinder women and girls from achieving economic security.

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Get a Raise While a recent study debunks the myth that women are less likely to ask for a raise, it’s always a good

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Equal Pay for Equal Work We can watch Audi’s new ad about equal pay over and over again. Did you know women in the

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The Fight for Equality Residents of the District of Columbia have had the power to elected a Delegate to the House of Representatives since

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Dress to Impress The Training Source provides job training and related services to ensure that adults and youth have the support and life skills,

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Pay It Forward Women-owned businesses play an important role in the economic vitality of our region. There are more than 221,000 women-owned businesses in

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Help Women Thrive Did you know that more than 3,000 women have obtained jobs or advanced to higher paying jobs thanks to opportunities created

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Lights, Camera, Action… “This story is about what happens when we put our differences aside, and we come together as a human race. We

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Close the Gender Gap Last night, the President announced his nominee for the Supreme Court, setting up a battle in the Senate over confirmation.

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Empower Our Girls We cannot continue to allow our girls to grow up believing that they are less than. A new study shows that

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School Discipline Did you know? In Washington, D.C., Black girls are 9.1 times more likely to receive at least one out-of-school suspension compared to