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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.

Stepping Stones Research Update: April 2007

As part of our ongoing commitment–in partnership with The Urban Institute–to providing information and resources related to the goals of Stepping Stones, please find below summary

Anne Mosle: A pioneer of women's philanthropy!

I bid a fond farewell to my friend and colleague, Anne Mosle, one of the pioneers of women’s philanthropy here in greater Washington. Over

Anne's legacy of leadership: Inspiring us to work harder, do more!

When I first heard that Anne Mosle was leaving her leadership role at the Washington Area Women’s Foundation to go to the Kellogg Foundation,

A Heartfelt Thanks and New Adventures!

I want to share some personal news with you. This summer, I will be joining the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as the Vice President for

The dollars and sense of financial literacy II: women and retirement.

As financial literacy month marches forward and we continue to talk about the dollars and sense of financial literacy, particularly for women, today we turn our

Taking Stepping Stones on the road…to Seattle!

I’m very excited to report that In response to popular demand from our sister funds around the U.S., we’ll be hosting a briefing on

Melinda Gates: Empower your daughter to change the world.

As part of Huffington Post and iVillage’s new Mothers-Daughters Campaign, Melinda Gates spoke out yesterday about the important role women play in changing the

Stepping Stones Research Update: March 2007

As part of our ongoing commitment–in partnership with The Urban Institute–to providing information and resources related to the goals of Stepping Stones, please find below summary

Hear all about it! Stepping Stones live with Jackie Guerra!

On April 7, Program Officer Nisha Patel discussed Stepping Stones with Jackie Guerra on The Jackie Guerra Show. To tune in to hear the

Helen Hunt on philanthropy by women, for women.

Helen LaKelly Hunt says women’s philanthropy rocks. Only she says it in more eloquent terms in a commentary this week in Women’s e-News called

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Washington Area Women’s Foundation mobilizes our community to ensure that economically vulnerable women and girls of color in the Washington, D.C. region have the resources they need to thrive. Since 1998, The Women’s Foundation has worked to transform the lives of women and girls in our region and across the world.

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