In addition to gathering information about women’s and men’s economic, social and political status, the SWMENA survey investigated the extent to which women in Yemen had access to, or the opportunity to make use of, formal health care.

This topic brief presents the main findings from the SWMENA survey in Yemen on paid work and employment

This topic brief presents the main findings from the SWMENA survey on the extent to which women enjoyed freedom of movement without pressures from family or society, attitudes towards violence against women, and the degree to which domestic violence is tolerated or rejected by society .

In 2003, Washington Area Women’s Foundation released A Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area, with the goal of presenting a clear picture of the lives of women and girls in the region—the District of Columbia, Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties in Virginia, and the City of Alexandria, Virginia—that could be used as a basis for action.

As Washington, DC grapples with and emerges from the “Great Recession,” it must prepare for recovery, and place a renewed emphasis on moving economically vulnerable DC families onto a path of economic security.

As Washington, DC grapples with and emerges from the “Great Recession,” it must prepare for recovery and place a renewed emphasis on moving economically vulnerable District families onto a path of economic security.

Increasing Costs, Too Few Good Jobs, Insufficient Education and Training and a Lack of Savings Prevent District Residents from Achieving Economic Security.

The Basic Economic Security TablesTM Index (BEST) is a measure of the basic needs and assets workers require for economic security throughout a lifetime and across generations.

New Orleans public housing apartments five years ago were home to thousands of families.

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