In today’s rundown: A message from the new president of The Women’s Foundation. | Maryland is in the top 10 worst states for foreclosures. | Is this the “year of the woman” in politics?
— Nicky Goren, the new president of The Women’s Foundation, was featured in a commentary on WAMU this morning. Click here to listen to what she has to say about the future of Washington Area Women’s Foundation.
— Foreclosure filings in Maryland have jumped 65 percent since May of last year, making the state the 10th-worst in the country for foreclosures. Virginia was ranked 17th worst. Click here for details.
— After a number of prominent women politicians won in this week’s primary elections, some began calling this the “year of the woman.” But as Anne E. Kornblut writes in the Washington Post today, “something even more remarkable occurred: The candidates’ gender never became much of an issue.” Click here to read more. And click here to read a blog post on the primaries from Gwen Rubinstein, The Women’s Foundation’s program officer.
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