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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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Let Her Learn The National Women’s Law Center recently released a series of reports, Let Her Learn: Stopping School Pushout, examining the educational barriers

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Money Talks This Thursday, April 20th, join us for a Twitter chat with Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche, who creates a positive and measurable lifestyle

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Stay Woke ESSENCE released its first ever “Woke 100 Women” list dedicated to women who are “blazing trails for equal rights and inclusion for

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Bias in Reviews Last week, the Harvard Business Review published Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio’s article that shares some solutions to gender bias in annual workplace review processes. She tells

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All That Jazz April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and 2017 is the centennial of The First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald.  Women have

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Our Report on the DC Budget On April 13, 2017, we released our newest report, Towards A Thriving City: A Review of the Impact

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Searching for Girls who Play Chess Move over Bobby Fischer! There are new chess players on the rise, and they’re competing in DC this

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Stop Street Harassment According to a 2014 national survey, 65% of women have experienced street harassment. The unwanted comments, whistles, or honking can make

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Lessons in Self-Care According to the National Institute of Mental Health, women are 60% more likely than men to experience an anxiety disorder during

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How Unequal Pay Leads to Greater Interest Last week, Equal Pay Day had everyone talking about pay equity.  Let’s keep the conversation going and