An upcoming research briefing sponsored by The Women’s Foundation and the Urban Institute will take a look at how to help women-headed families survive the recession.
The economy is either still in recession or starting to coming out of recession, depending on whom you believe and what data you look at.
Unemployment is at historical highs in some places, including the District of Columbia.
Women-headed families have among the highest unemployment rates of all.
What does all of this mean for women-headed families in our region?
You can find out at the 5th Annual Stepping Stones Research Briefing, co-sponsored by Washington Area Women’s Foundation and the Urban Institute. Stepping Stones is The Women’s Foundation’s multi-year initiative focused on increasing economic security and financial independence for low-income, women-headed families in the Washington metropolitan area.
This year’s briefing will feature two panels highlighting new ways to measure economic success and the role of public benefits and work supports in improving the lives of low-income, women-headed families. We have speakers from the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Wider Opportunities for Women, George Washington University, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, Save Our Safety Net, National Employment Law Project and HoltSolutions.
Please join our discussion on Friday, May 7, 2010, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., at the Katharine Graham Conference Center of the Urban Institute at 2100 M Street, NW, 5th Floor.
To RSVP, follow this link: http://www.urban.org/events/stepping-stone-brief.cfm
Hope to see you there,
Gwen Rubinstein Liza Getsinger Peter Tatian
Washington Area The Urban Institute The Urban Institute
Women’s Foundation
