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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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Help Change the Odds for Girls Only 6.7% of women graduate with #STEM degrees. For this reason, Microsoft recently launched a campaign to inspire

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Treat Yourself We just partnered with ELOQUII, the body positive brand that’s taking the fashion world by storm. They recently opened the brand’s first ever

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Mentorship is Key Many women who have broken glass ceilings credit their success to other women. There’s something about seeing someone in a higher

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Let’s Practice Intersectional Feminism Breaking the gender norms we have literally been taught since birth takes practice. We have internalized much of what society

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A Home of Her Own Home-ownership has long been a cornerstone of the American dream. Unfortunately, becoming a homeowner presents unique challenges for a

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Tell Us Something Good We’ve had 60 days of action items, and 40 days left in #our100days. Thank you for sticking with us so

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Healthy Families In December 2016, the D.C. Council approved the nation’s most generous paid family and sick leave legislation, which covers private-sector workers.  On a

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Fashion for All The average American woman wears between a size 16 and 18 in clothing, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at

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Getting to Zero As a nation, we’ve made great strides when it comes to our understanding of HIV and AIDS, thanks to the tireless

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Share Your Story As women, every day can be a constant struggle against oppressive forces that we encounter in our daily lives. We are