VIDEO: Families are Transformed When We Stand With Women

We are so excited to announce the release of our new video from Stone Soup Films! With your help, we are using strategic investments

Why can the restaurant industry be so difficult for women? Spoiler alert: Top Chef Masters got it wrong

I haven’t really been following this season of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, but when I was flipping through the channels this week and saw

We March On: Diversity, Unity & the March on Washington

On Saturday morning, I joined a group of colleagues, our family members and friends to create a Washington Area Women’s Foundation contingent for the 50th anniversary

“I Still Have a Dream:” 50 Years Later, March on Washington Remains Relevant

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, I’ve been re-reading and thinking a lot about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I

Why aren’t there more apprenticeships for women?

The following post by Zach McDade was originally posted on Metro Trends, a blog maintained by the Urban Institute, a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner. We applaud

New Documentary Takes on Women’s Work & Worth

Twenty Feet from Stardom, the documentary currently playing in DC-area theaters about backup singers, is on its surface a stereotypical Hollywood tale: ingénue steps into

Changing GED Could Mean Greater Barriers for Area Women

I’ve had the amazing opportunity to be a volunteer teacher at Washington Area Women’s Foundation’s Grantee Partner, The Academy of Hope, and can speak

Miss Utah Equal Pay Flub Should Be a Call to Action

Last week, the media was buzzing following Miss Utah’s flubbed response at the Miss USA Pageant to a question about pay inequity and women’s

No Joke: The Impact of the Sequester is Devastating Vulnerable Families

Seems like the word “sequester” has become part of our everyday vernacular here in the DC metro region, so much so that not a

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