In today’s rundown: How women and men think about retirement. | Dating violence on the rise at local colleges. | The dividing line between a healthy and not-so-healthy D.C. | A local middle school forms an all-girls robotics team with the help of some special mentors.
— Are women more worried about retirement than men? CNBC posed the question to African American Giving Circle co-chair Donna Purchase and her daughter Deborah. Click here to watch the story and find out how retirement concerns are affecting them.
— A career fair in D.C. for older workers drew thousands of resume-toting people to Nationals Park Stadium earlier this week. More than 3,000 showed up for AARP’s “Promoting Yourself at 50+” event. About half the people at the career fair were under the age of 50. Click here for more.
— Dating violence is on the rise at local colleges, according to statistics from the FBI and universities in the Washington region. Five out of eight local universities have seen an increase in sexual assaults. They’re also reporting an increase in stalking and harassment. Click here for more.
— The Anacostia River is the dividing line between District residents with poor diets and those with healthy diets. At a conference earlier this week local officials found that residents living east of the river have access to fewer grocery stores and have a higher rate of obesity. They also found that women in the District are more likely to be obese than men. Click here to read more.
— D.C.’s Howard University Middle School has a new all-girls competitive robotics team. The girls are getting started with help from the SpelBots — the campus robotics team from Spelman College in Atlanta. Click here for the story.
