2010 Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area

In the DC metro area there are nearly 180,000 women and girls living in poverty. They're living alongside some of the wealthiest, most powerful women in the world. Washington Area Women's Foundation believes that their future is our future. When women and girls thrive, whole communities and regions thrive, too. This report's findings demonstrate both the opportunities and challenges we face in working to achieve this goal