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.