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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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Celebrate Her-story While today technically marks the end of Women’s History Month, every day, we must constantly remind ourselves of those who came before

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It’s On Us One in 5 women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college. The It’s On Us campaign is working to end

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March Madness: Get Mad for Equal Pay While most people are focused on their busted March Madness brackets as we head into the Final

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Shorten the Road to Equal Pay According to a new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), if the earnings of men

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Find Our Girls Last week, media coverage spiked regarding the number of girls of color who have gone missing in DC recently after #MissingDCGirls

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Help Change the Odds for Girls Only 6.7% of women graduate with #STEM degrees. For this reason, Microsoft recently launched a campaign to inspire

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Treat Yourself We just partnered with ELOQUII, the body positive brand that’s taking the fashion world by storm. They recently opened the brand’s first ever

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Mentorship is Key Many women who have broken glass ceilings credit their success to other women. There’s something about seeing someone in a higher

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Let’s Practice Intersectional Feminism Breaking the gender norms we have literally been taught since birth takes practice. We have internalized much of what society

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A Home of Her Own Home-ownership has long been a cornerstone of the American dream. Unfortunately, becoming a homeowner presents unique challenges for a