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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.

Do rising teen birth rates show need to abstain from abstinence-only education?

Remember a few weeks ago when we talked about how great it was that our regional teenage pregnancy rates were down? And how everyone

Cultural relevancy half the battle in fighting teen pregnancy.

Earlier this week, there was hopeful news about the declining national and local teen pregnancy and birth rates. Among the areas that still merited

Drop in teen pregnancy rates shows power of investing in women and girls.

According to today’s Washington Post, there’s good news to celebrate for our region’s women and girls–a declining teen pregnancy rate over the past decade.

Dr. Helene Gayle: I'm thrilled to join you at the Leadership Luncheon!

Dear Friends of Washington Area Women’s Foundation, Thank you for inviting me to join you as a speaker, along with Ambassador Swanee Hunt, at

Welding a new world for girls.

Check this out. In Vermont, girls are being trained in welding as part of a three week camp, Rosie’s Girls, and are talking about

Stop sex trafficking across a border near you.

As program assistant here at The Women’s Foundation, I get the opportunity to take in grant and award applications such as those for Leadership

DCWA: An ounce of prevention…worth a lot for women.

The following is the sixth post in a series covering aspects and angles on the DC Women’s Agenda’s recent white paper, Voices and Choices

DCWA: Safety for women anything but small talk.

The following is the third post in a series covering aspects and angles on the DC Women’s Agenda’s recent white paper, Voices and Choices

DCWA: Economic security is key to the city's health.

In keeping with my promise last week, I’m back with more on the DC Women’s Agenda’s white paper, Voices and Choices for D.C. Women

Safety first, street harrassment never.

When the Washington City Paper ran a cover story this week called, "Nice ass!: Not even grandmas are safe from D.C.’s street harrassers," I

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Washington Area Women’s Foundation mobilizes our community to ensure that economically vulnerable women and girls of color in the Washington, D.C. region have the resources they need to thrive. Since 1998, The Women’s Foundation has worked to transform the lives of women and girls in our region and across the world.

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