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As we approached Equal Pay Day (April 9th), a number of bloggers and organizations were asked to write about what they’d do with an additional $11,000. That’s how much more the average woman would earn per year if her pay were equal to a man’s.

Recently, I had the opportunity to travel with our president, Nicky Goren, to a meeting of the Partnership for Women’s Prosperity, a cohort of six women’s funds from across the country that share best practices and find replicable solutions to address systemic problems facing economically vulnerable women and girls nationwide. Our collective grantmaking will touch the lives of more than 16,500 women across the country.

Top reasons working families should claim the EITC in 2013 – and that policymakers should protect and strengthen it

At The Women’s Foundation, we pay close attention to policies that affect women and their families throughout the year. Here are five that we’ve kept tabs on in 2012.

An election, volunteering, a new logo, historic events, and opportunities to learn more about the needs and lives of women in our community. 2012 was a very busy year at Washington Area Women’s Foundation and much of it was captured on our blog. Here are our favorite blog posts of the year:

At Washington Area Women’s Foundation, we know that it’s possible to transform lives and our region by investing in women and girls. Today, I’m excited to announce that The Women’s Foundation is investing $805,000 in 23 local nonprofits that are working to improve the economic security of women and girls.

This week, several members of The Women’s Foundation staff are participating in the Food Stamp Challenge, an exercise organized by D.C. Hunger Solutions that educates the public and raises awareness of the benefits of food stamps and the challenges recipients face while eating on a very limited budget. The staff will be sharing their experiences on this blog.

This week, several members of The Women’s Foundation staff are participating in the Food Stamp Challenge, an exercise organized by D.C. Hunger Solutions that educates the public and raises awareness of the benefits of food stamps and the challenges recipients face while eating on a very limited budget. The staff will be sharing their experiences on this blog.

As a long-time user of the internet, I know better than to read the comments section of news websites. While these sections can sometimes provide interesting insight, they also bring out some pretty insensitive people who say things they probably wouldn’t if the internet weren’t anonymous. I’m well-armed with this knowledge, and so I have no idea what possessed me to glance at the comments below a recent news story about a woman with a toddler and a newborn baby who’d been sleeping in a Metro station after being evicted from their home.