— In a first-of-its-kind effort, Washington, D.C. will give away half-a-million female condoms. City leaders hope the effort will combat the city’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. In addition to free condoms, providers will also teach women how to use them. Click here for more details.
— Today is National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. To raise awareness and offer suggestions for prevention strategies, The Women’s Foundation’s Gwen Rubinstein wrote a blog post about the topic. You can read what she has to say by clicking here.
— As Virginia’s legislative session comes to a close, some are concerned that too much has been cut from the state budget, and that local governments and private charities are going to have to step up to fill some serious gaps. Some opponents to the budget cuts say the state’s poorest areas, particularly preschool programs in urban communities, will get hit hardest. Click here for more details.
— In honor of National Women’s History Month, President Obama has issued a proclamation calling for balancing out gender inequalities in government representation, earnings, and science and engineering jobs, in particular. You can read the entire proclamation by clicking here.
