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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.

Resource – Issue Brief on Girls’ Economic Security in the Washington Region.

In April 2015, Washington Area Women’s Foundation released our issue brief on the economic security of girls in the Washington region. Women and girls

Portrait Project 2010: Education, Employment, Earnings & Work Supports

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re not only celebrating women’s past accomplishments — we’re looking at ways in which we can make the

Sharing Findings From Portrait Project 2010 With the White House Council on Women & Girls

On March 2nd, Washington Area Women’s Foundation and five Grantee Partners discussed financial literacy and education for women and girls with members of the

Portrait Project 2010: Focus on Health

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re not only celebrating women’s past accomplishments — we’re looking at ways in which we can make the

Portrait Project 2010: Women & Housing – What We Can Do Now

Yesterday I shared findings from our new report, Portrait Project 2010, that focused on the housing challenges face by female-headed families in our community.

Portrait Project 2010: Housing + Women & Their Families

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re not only celebrating women’s past accomplishments — we’re looking at ways in which we can make the

Portrait Project 2010 Fact of the Week

Today’s Portrait Project 2010 fact is one of the most mind-blowing statistics you’ll find in the report: the average annual cost of full-time center-based

The Daily Rundown — New Poverty Numbers

A new report from The Women’s Foundation takes a detailed look at women, poverty and economic security. This week, the U.S. Census Bureau released

What's the state of (women's) philanthropy in our region?

Washington Grantmakers just released its annual giving report, "Our Region, Our Giving 2007." I haven’t had a chance to look over the whole report

Fun Friday Reading: The global (or your local) gender gap.

For some fun Friday reading, the World Economic Forum has just released its report on the 2007 Global Gender Gap. Feministing is hosting a

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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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