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.
D.C. Government Slashes Funding for Some of the City's Most Vulnerable Women
Days after the District made the shocking announcement that $20 million had been cut from the homeless services budget for the 2010 fiscal year, advocates
What the stimulus package does for our region's women.
President Obama signed the economic stimulus package into law yesterday afternoon. Many people in the nation’s capital and state capitals around the country will
It's now more important than ever for single women to rock the vote!
Why should single mothers register and vote? According to Women Work!, a national nonprofit organization that advances economic justice and equality for women through
Girls in Wards 7 and 8 pose tough questions for DC Council candidates.
In a new report released last week by the D.C. Women’s Agenda, ninth grade girls residing in Hillcrest, Naylor Gardens and Woodland Terrace challenged DC Council
