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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Aurora Foundation Convenes Female Leaders to Highlight Education and Economic Progress and Challenges

WEST HARTFORD, CT -- Today the Aurora Women and Girls Foundation in Greater Hartford will convene the region’s leading voices for women and girls to discuss its most recent findings related to economic security and education through a gender lens from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the University of St. Joseph, Bruyette Atheneum, 2nd Floor. Women and girls champions from the education, private and non-profit sector will attend the event.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Stamford's Summer Preschool Program Expands in Second Year

STAMFORD, CT -- The Stamford Public Education Foundation’s Summer Start program, housed at Stillmeadow Elementary School, runs a six-week preschool for students from low-income families who have had no formal academic schooling. I It’s made possible with $90,000 of funding provided by United Way of Western Connecticut, Legg Mason, and Impact Fairfield County, which provided $100,000 to be used over the course of two years.

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Statistics Show Gender Wage Gap in Hartford County, Other Gender Disparities

WEST HARTFORD, CT -- A phrase Jennifer Steadman heard in 2014 sticks in her mind: “Any gap you can measure, you can close.” Steadman, executive director of the Aurora Foundation, mentioned this idea Tuesday as she discussed findings from a report by Aurora measuring the gender wage gap in Hartford County, and other disparities between men and women in educational and economic outcomes.

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