2010 Portrait of Women and Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area

Report by Washington Area Women's Foundation
October 2010

Urban–Greater DC   (Washington, D.C.)

In October 2010, Washington Area Women’s Foundation released 2010 Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area (Portrait Project 2010), a clear and current look at the lives of women and girls in the Washington, D.C., region. NeighborhoodInfo DC was a key partner in preparing the data for this report, which was an update to the Foundation's first Portrait report issued in 2003. The data cover a wide range of indicators of well-being for women and girls, including economic security, poverty, education, training, employment, earnings, work supports, housing, health and well-being, violence and safety, and leadership and philanthropy.