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In the Washington, D.C. 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.

Economic security: looking beyond income to assets.

Today, the Urban Institute posted more of the answer in their report, The Balance Sheets of Low-Income Households: What We Know About Their Assets

Phyllis Caldwell is New at the Top!

2008 is a new year for us all, and particularly for The Women’s Foundation as we head into it with a new leader at

What's the state of (women's) philanthropy in our region?

Washington Grantmakers just released its annual giving report, "Our Region, Our Giving 2007." I haven’t had a chance to look over the whole report

Pressed and stressed? Give up holiday shopping and just give.

I was recently inspired by a Courant article, "Giving, But Not Gifts," about how Ray Dalio, a hedge fund exec whose net worth totals

Wal-mart markets child trafficking?

Okay, this is almost too much. Evidently, you can go into a Wal-Mart store and purchase underwear for a pre-teen girl that says, "Who

Announcing the 2007 Leadership Awardees!

But first, a little FAQ about the Leadership Awards! What are the Leadership Awards?In 1998, The Women’s Foundation made $17,500 in grants, in the

Ayuda partners with The Women's Foundation to shatter myths about domestic violence.

Ayuda, a Grantee Partner, featured The Women’s Foundation’s support of Ayuda’s work with immigrant women facing domestic violence in their most recent issue of

Can a small gift buy serious social change?

Remember last year when we talked a bit about the virtues of small donors and feelings of season-induced smallness?  Dollar Philanthropy even did a

News roundup: The Women's Foundation's new president!

The media has been abuzz with talk of Phyllis Caldwell and her appointment as president of The Women’s Foundation.  To read more about Phyllis,