Weekly Round-Up: News and Analysis on Women and Poverty (Week ending June 12, 2009)

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and

DCWA: Free job training programs throughout D.C. help build skills and self-sufficiency.

As unemployment in Washington, D.C. reaches nearly 10 percent, and once booming industries shut down, more and more people struggle to find new opportunities to

I'm proud to be helping make sure young women don't inherit a "place by the window."

“She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow. I wonder if she made

Annual report is a reminder of the "priceless" value of our pro bono partners.

I’m looking at our latest annual report, which is hot off the presses. It tells our story succinctly and poignantly—both in words and photos.

Job training and creation should also be the solution for unemployed single mothers.

Thank you to the Joint Economic Committee for drawing attention to rising unemployment among women-headed families in its new report, “Women in the Recession:

Weekly Round-Up: News and Analysis on Women and Poverty (Week ending June 5, 2009)

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and

I officially consider President Obama a "Guy Who Gets It."

This morning as I was rushing out the house, I caught 10 minutes of President Obama’s speech at the University of Cairo. As the sixth

DCAF honors the memory of Dr. Tiller, a trusted partner and ally in supporting women.

The DC Abortion Fund (DCAF) is devastated and appalled to know that our most skilled and intensely dedicated late-term abortion provider, a beloved partner

Wash Post: Rainmakers Grantee Partner does room makeovers for girls in Alexandria!

Things like this make me just love my job. A few weeks ago, staff from The Hatcher Group, who help out with The Women’s

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