What's New
- WOW's Donna Addkison Links Economic Insecurity and Abuse in The Huffington Post Recession and Women: How Economic Insecurity Enables Abuse by Donna Addkison, WOW's President and CEO (January 24, 2012)
- She Takes on the World Blog Post: ABC's "Work It" and the Myth of the Mancession by Donna Addkison, WOW's President and CEO (January 12, 2011)
- WOW's Donna Addkison Addresses Long-Term Unemployment in The Huffington Post Nearly Lost in the Political Debate: 2.8 Million Unemployed Americans by Donna Addkison, WOW's President and CEO (January 6, 2012)
- Blog Post: Retail Workers Deserve a Break This Holiday Season by Mary Gatta, WOW's Senior Scholar (December 15, 2011)
- WOW Releases Sign-On Letter Urging Congress to Protect Women's Economic Security through Unemployment Compensation, Job Training, Pell Grants and School Modernization (December 9, 2011)
- WOW is Now Accepting Applications to the Building Futures Pre-Apprenticeship Program Open to DC metropolitan area residents. (December 2, 2011)
- WOW Releases Living Below the Line: Economic Insecurity and America's Families (November 22, 2011) In a new report, WOW finds that nearly half of all Americans lack economic security.
- Read WOW's #HERvotes Blog Post (November 15, 2011)
- WOW's Outgoing Executive Director Joan Kuriansky Leaves Behind Legacy of Achievement See WOW's 2009-2011 Annual Report. (November 8, 2011)
- Philanthropedia Names WOW as One of the Top 13 High-Impact Nonprofits in the Field of Aging (October 24, 2011)
- WOW Welcomes Donna Addkison as President & CEO (October 11, 2011)
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Our Programs
- Family Economic Security
- Elder Economic Security Initiative
- Building Bridges to Economic Security Campaign
- Women and Work
- GREEN Initiative
- Economic Security for Survivors Project
- Promising Practices in Workforce Development
- DC Metro Area Programs
- DC Metro Area Self-Sufficiency Calculator (DCMASSC)
- DC Women's Agenda
- DC Jobs Council
- DC Area Construction Training for Women
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Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW)
WOW works nationally to build pathways to economic security for America's women and their families. For more than 45 years, WOW has helped women learn to earn, with programs emphasizing literacy, technical and nontraditional skills, welfare-to-work transition, career development and retirement security. Today, WOW is recognized nationally for its skills training models, technical assistance and advocacy for women workers.