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In the Washington metropolitan region, nearly half a million women and girls are living in or near poverty. We all have a stake in building the economic security of our region’s women and girls. The Women’s Foundation works to mobilize our community and provide solutions to eliminate the persistent barriers that disproportionately hinder women and girls from achieving economic security.

Congratulations to Vera Mayer, Public Citizen of the Year!

The Women’s Foundation is proud to congratulate Vera Mayer, senior advocate with Iona Senior Services and coalition coordinator with the DC Coalition on Long

Not sure who to vote for? Third-party opinions here!

Fretting about who to vote for in our 2009 Leadership Awards online vote? Not to fear, live from the Internet I was greeted this

Link to The Women's Funding Network and The Women's Foundation on CNN!

Earlier today, I wrote about how The Women’s Foundation and The Women’s Funding Network were featured on a story on CNN about how investing

Linda Butler speaks on behalf of The Women's Foundation on CNN!

Today was a bright and early, but exciting, morning for us at The Women’s Foundation!  We were up early to see Linda Butler, who

Help decide where we invest $5,000!

It’s that time again–for the Leadership Awards online vote! A committed group of volunteers has selected the 10 outstanding Leadership Awardees for 2009, who

Almost half of Boston teens blame Rihanna, not Chris, for her attack.

As a follow-on to my colleague Gwen’s thoughtful post on the Rihanna domestic violence situation and the way it’s being handled in the media,

What's scarier than the economy? Try latest on D.C.'s HIV/AIDS rates.

Well, so much for a break from the doom and gloom.  The latest update on the status of HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C. is in

It's not all doom and gloom, despite the recession.

I love this.  And I love my Google Reader for making sure I saw it.  Voila, a piece in USA Today not about the

Seeing the stimulus package through a gender lens.

Today, the Chicago Foundation for Women released its analysis of how the economic stimulus package will impact women. It’s findings?  Some of the big

Grantee Partner's affordable, healthy catering options in demand during recession.

Times are tough for most catering companies these days, but not for one of The Women’s Foundation’s Grantee Partners, Through the Kitchen Door, the