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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.

Leaning in isn’t an option for all women

Sheryl Sandberg has stirred up quite a bit of controversy with her book “Lean In,” in which she advises women to assert themselves in

Grantee Partner Spotlight: Academy of Hope

In December 2012, Washington Area Women’s Foundation made grants totaling $805,500 to 23 DC-area nonprofits whose work is improving the economic security of low

Women's History Month Q&A – March 29, 2013

Q: Who was the first woman and first Hispanic to serve as U.S. Surgeon General? Hint: she served from 1990 to 1993. A: Antonia

Women's History Month Q&A – March 28, 2013

Q: Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize? A: Edith Wharton for her fiction novel “The Age of Innocence.”

Women's History Month Q&A – March 27, 2013

Q: Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic? A: Amelia Earhart made her solo trip across the Atlantic in 1932.

Women's History Month Q&A – March 26, 2013

Q: What woman helped design the iconic fonts and graphics for Apple Macintosh? A: Susan Kare developed most of the interface elements for Apple

Women's History Month Q&A – March 25, 2013

Q: Who was the first woman to receive a U.S. patent? A: On May 15, 1809, Mary Dixon Kies received the first U.S. patent

Women's History Month Q&A – March 22, 2013

Q: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only woman to win two? A: Marie Curie was the first

Women's History Month Q&A – March 21, 2013

Q: What was the first sporting event that women were allowed to compete in at the Olympics? A: At the first Winter Games in

Partnership for Women’s Prosperity Empowers Women & Girls Nationwide

Recently, I had the opportunity to travel with our president, Nicky Goren, to a meeting of the Partnership for Women’s Prosperity, a cohort of