Advisory (10/12): Alarming New Data Shows Widening Gap Between Wealthy, Poor in D.C. Metro Area

Oct. 6, 2010 - PRLog -- More than 20 percent of women-headed households in the D.C. metropolitan region are poor. The local gap between women’s and men’s earnings is 20 percent.  And the cost of full-time, center-based infant care is 52 percent of the median annual income for single mothers in the District. These statistics make it hard to believe that low-income women with families have any chance of becoming economically secure, a fact that is particularly disturbing in the nation’s capital, home to some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country.

Washington Area Women’s Foundation will be discussing key findings like these along with policy recommendations  from a new report via webcast on Tuesday, October 12 at 9:00 a.m. PDF copies of the report will be available at that time.

What:
Webcast – An overview of key themes and findings from the groundbreaking report 2010 Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The Women’s Foundation will also cite specific examples of programs that help women overcome the barriers to success, focusing on Goodwill of Greater Washington and northern Virginia’s Hopkins House.

When:
Tuesday, October 12, 9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Where:
Space is limited. Please register for the webcast today: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/243203566

Who:
Nicky Goren, President, Washington Area Women’s Foundation
Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat, Vice President of Programs, Washington Area Women’s Foundation
Gwen Rubinstein, Program Officer, Washington Area Women’s Foundation
Barbara Gault, Executive Director & Vice President, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Peter Tatian, Senior Research Associate, The Urban Institute

Additional Information:
2010 Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area will be officially released to the general public on Thursday, October 14 at 9:30 a.m. at The Women’s Foundation’s annual Community Briefing at the Grand Hyatt Washington. The media is welcome to attend. For more details, please contact Mariah Craven at mcraven@wawf.org or (202)347-7737, ext. 207.

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Washington Area Women's Foundation works to build a powerful wave of philanthropy to improve the lives of women & girls by: expanding women's philanthropy; providing grants & resources to local nonprofits; funding research; & advocating for women & girls.