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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.

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Women in Tech Women in technology have often been left out of history but since it’s Women’s History Month, it’s the perfect time to

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Improve Economic Empowerment Worldwide, only about one in two women work, compared with three in four men. In some low-income countries, the labor force

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Show Me The Money The District of Columbia has the highest rate of residents in the Greater DC Area without a banking relationship. Almost

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Justice For All and For Her According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, as of January 2017, 6.7 percent of all inmates are women.

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Celebrate Her-story Susan B. Anthony. Marie Curie. Malala Yousafzai. Ella Fitzgerald. Mother Theresa. Rosa Parks. Harriet Tubman. Oprah Winfrey. Wangari Maathai. All women who

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Get Financially Fit As part of America Saves Week, today is Family Savings Day. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has put together a number

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Rebuilding Together Rebuilding Together Montgomery County (RTMC) works in partnership with state and local governments, community volunteers, nonprofit service providers, and corporate partners to

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And the Oscar Goes To… It’s Hollywood’s biggest night, and with the most diverse list of nominations in history, tonight’s awards show is sure

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Past, Present and Future Techbridge Girls continues to celebrate Black History Month with CEO, Nikole Collins-Puri, participating in the 5th Annual Sirius XM African

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Care About Child Care WTOP just completed a five-part series called “Child Care Crisis,” where they examined the struggle to find affordable, convenient, quality