Income vs Assets

Financial security comes from income, savings, and assets that allow a family to create a safety net to absorb short-term shocks and to turn long-term dreams into reality. While having a steady income is important to moving women out of poverty, assets help women build financial security and open new doors to opportunity. For more information about financial independence, click here.

Here’s what we’re doing today:

Get your finances together! Take a lesson from these female finance experts by reading Manisha Thakor’s On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Personal Finance or Michelle Singletary’s The 21-Day Financial Fast: Your Path to Financial Peace and Freedom and by following Tiffany Aliche aka @TheBudgetnista on Twitter.

Sample Tweets:

I’m taking the first step in achieving financial security by reading On My Own Two Feet by @ManishaThakor  #our100days

When I need financial advice, I look to ____________. Who is your go-to finance guru? #our100days

I’m about to get my finances together by reading The 21-Day Financial Fast by @SingletaryM #our100days

Excited to start following @TheBudgetnista for some great financial tips & to live richer! #our100days

 

To Our Gender Nonconforming Youth

According to the National Center for Transgender Equality’s 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, economic disparities exist between transgender people and the cisgender US population, with 29% of transgender people living in poverty.

Trans people of color in DC, particularly, trans women of color, face the greatest economic hardships, with 57% making below $10,000. To learn about the disparities faced by trans persons in our region, check out the Washington, DC Trans Needs Assessment Report.

Here’s what we’re doing today:

Learn about the following local organizations that work tirelessly to ensure that transgender youth have access to resources: Casa Ruby, SMYAL, and The Wanda Alston House. Shout out your favorite transgender advocacy organization on social media using #our100days.

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Today I stand in solidarity with LGBTQ youth and I support _____’s work #our100days

 

Best States for Women to Live

In 2017, women in some parts of America still get the short end of the stick — even as they outnumber men in all but six states. For instance, women represent nearly two-thirds of all minimum wage workers in the U.S. They also constituted the majority of poor, uninsured adults in the 19 states that had not expand their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act as of September 2016.

Here’s what we’re doing today:

In order to determine how women are faring — and where they can find the best opportunities — relative to where they live, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 19 key indicators of living standards for women. Read their findings in their article and share with your community.

Sample Tweets:

Check out 2017’s best & worst states for women to live & share the results! What # is your state? wawf.org/2mP4RYF #our100days

Read @WalletHub’s 2017 best & worst states for women to live and the biggest issues they face here: wawf.org/2mP4RYF  #our100days

 

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A Day Without a Woman

”A Day Without A Woman” was established to acknowledge “the enormous value that women of all backgrounds add to our socio-economic system — while receiving lower wages and experiencing greater inequities, vulnerability to discrimination, sexual harassment, and job insecurity,” according to the Women’s March organizers, who have been vocal in their support of the strike.

However, precisely because women are more likely to be in insecure and low-paying jobs, not everyone can participate in the strike. After all, white women make 79 percent of what white men make, and Black and Latina women make even less.

There are more ways than one to participate in “A Day Without A Woman.”

Here’s what we’re doing today:

The staff of The Women’s Foundation will be recommitting ourselves to our mission and the difficult work ahead by rolling up our sleeves and getting to work both in our office and in our community.

You can join in tomorrow, March 8th, for “A Day Without A Woman,” by participating in one or all of the following ways:

1. Women take the day off, from paid and unpaid labor
2. Avoid shopping for one day (with exceptions for small, women- and minority-owned businesses).
3. Wear RED in solidarity with A Day Without A Woman
4. Support women through Social Media
5. Donate to your favorite organization(s) that support(s) women and girls

Sample Tweets:

Tomorrow, I’m participating in #ADayWithoutAWoman by __________________ #our100days #IWD2017

Looking for ways to be an ally during #ADayWithoutAWoman #IWD2017? Find out here: wawf.org/IWD32017 #our100days

 

Use Your Voice

The Training Source is looking for speakers for their ongoing Professional Mondays Speaker Series. This is a regular series which aligns with their professional dress requirement for job seekers on Mondays. Speakers typically speak from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., which is roughly about an hour presentation and 30 minutes of Q&A.

Here’s what we’re doing today:

Interested speakers should contact Iris Somerville, The Training Source’s program manager, at 301-499-8872 or isomerville@thetrainingsource.org.

Sample Tweet:

Sign up & speak for The Training Source’s Professional Mondays Speaker Series! Email isomerville@thetrainingsource.org for more info! #our100days

 

Women in Tech

Women in technology have often been left out of history but since it’s Women’s History Month, it’s the perfect time to get a refresher on these key icons in the tech industry. Lucky for us Girls Who Code is highlighting women in technology everyday this month — women who have made a difference or changed the course of history with the power of technology.

Here’s what we’re doing today:

Follow Girls Who Code on Twitter and Facebook to get your daily education on women in tech. Also be sure to check out this thorough infographic on women in tech, which also includes Girls Who Code!

Sample Tweet:

Now following @GirlsWhoCode to get my daily knowledge on #womenintech for #WomensHistoryMonth! Join me! wawf.org/2lZLf2p #our100days

 

Improve Economic Empowerment

Worldwide, only about one in two women work, compared with three in four men. In some low-income countries, the labor force participation rate for women has reached 90 percent, but these women are often underemployed. Hard economic circumstances often force them to be self-employed or work in small enterprises that are unregulated and unregistered.

Here’s what we’re doing today:

Read and share the Urban Institute’s article, “Six Ways to Enable Women’s Economic Empowerment,” which details how enacting policies will not only empower women, but will also benefit their families and communities.

Sample Tweet:

All women deserve economic empowerment. The @UrbanInstitute outlines 6 policies to make it happen here wawf.org/2lZH1YK #our100days

 

Show Me The Money

The District of Columbia has the highest rate of residents in the Greater DC Area without a banking relationship. Almost 11% of District residents are unbanked: don’t have a checking or savings account. Moreover, 25% of District residents are underbanked: have a bank account but still use alternative financial services such as check-cashing or payday loans.

Here’s what we’re doing today:

This week, Capital Area Asset Builders (CAAB) launched the DC Saves Campaign to encourage DC residents to start saving or improve their saving habits as part of the national America Saves initiative. Learn more about saving before the campaign ends on March 4th right here.

Sample Tweets:

In an effort to encourage residents to improve their saving habits, @CAAB_GreaterDC just launched #DCSaves! wawf.org/2m1b68K #our100days

Put it where you can’t spend it! Learn more about @CAAB_GreaterDC’s campaign to help #DC residents save! wawf.org/2m1b68K #our100days