In today’s rundown: Are low-income families not a priority for D.C. Public Schools? Local organizations — including this one — urge the president to ensure women have good jobs. And how words may be preventing women from finding a satisfying work/life balance.
— Critics of a recent decision to shut down three Parent and Family Resource Centers in Wards 1, 7 and 8 say the move is proof that low-income families are not being engaged enough by D.C. schools, reports The Washington Post. Superintendent Kaya Henderson says the centers were underutilized and will eventually be reopened.
— Washington Area Women’s Foundation is one organization that is signing on to a letter urging President Obama to ensure that women can access good jobs. Wider Opportunities for Women (a Foundation Grantee Partner) is spearheading the campaign. Click here to read the letter.
— A new study could change the way companies talk about — and treat — women with children, according to The Huffington Post. “‘Opting Out or Denying Discrimination? How the Framework of Free Choice in American Society Influences Perceptions of Gender Inequality,’ suggest[s] the assumption that behavior is based on personal choice can lead to a frequently mistaken belief that gender barriers no longer exist in the modern workplace.”
