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In the Washington, D.C. 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.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the realities of our region…

As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month draws to a close, I thought it was worth revisiting a few statistics from The Portrait Project about Asian

Research Briefing Recap: Early education about location, location, location.

If you’re a low-income single mother, or, for that matter, a low-income married parent, one piece of bad news about trying to raise your

Research Briefing Recap: How a research briefing was born…

On May 11, The Urban Institute and Washington Area Women’s Foundation hosted the second annual Stepping Stones Research Briefing, an event bringing together researchers,

Street Sense vendor finds a stepping stone in Goodwill training course.

I thought I’d welcome summer this weekend with an afternoon stop in Dupont Circle to enjoy the weather and do some reading (i.e. people

News and Views of Note: Week of May 21, 2007

See below for a round-up of what was news this week in the world of philanthropy, social change and women and girls in the

Research Briefing Recap: Lisa Claudy Fleischman on learning through a gender lens.

As a donor supporting The Women’s Foundation, I am very heartened to know that my gift supports the foundation’s strategic and collaborative work to

Help build economic security in an office near you!

Tenants in downtown Washington, D.C. office buildings won’t be surprised to learn that office rent in D.C. is virtually the highest in the United

News and Views of Note: Week of May 14, 2007

See below for a round-up of what was news this week in the world of philanthropy, social change and women and girls in the

Getting to the heart and soul of site visits.

If Philanthropy 101 got to the heart of giving, and Research 101 is where the mind comes in, then Site Visits 101 got at the soul of