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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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Forward Together Thank you for being a part of #our100days! With your help, we performed 100 actions designed to raise awareness of what’s happening

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What Can Happen in 100 Days… Today marks President Trump’s 100th day in office. Washington Area Women’s Foundation is releasing a report that summarizes

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$100 For Her This Sunday will mark the 100th day since the Women’s March on Washington, when Our 100 Days began. Since then you have

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Stand Up Against Racism From April 27-30, the YWCA will hold its 10th annual Stand Against Racism campaign, designed to build community among those

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She’s Influential Last week, TIME released its 100 Most Influential People list, with 40 women appearing on the list – from Viola Davis to

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Teacher Well-Being This article from the New America Foundation highlights the importance of well-being for early childhood educators and discusses one of their biggest

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Justice for Survivors Previous #our100days action items have highlighted the increased media attention on disappeared girls in DC. In response, last month, Mayor Bowser

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Budget Woes With all of the breaking news headlines of late, you may have missed a fairly significant piece of news: Congress must agree

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Made in DC Every day is a good day to support woman owned businesses! Women are making great products in DC, so carve out

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Calling All Math and Science Lovers! Women make up half of the total U.S. college-educated workforce, but only 29% of the science and engineering