WHAT YOU CAN DO

To make life safer, healthier, and more secure for women and girls, you don't have to do a lot. You just have to do what you can. It's easy. You've already started.

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About a  year ago, Chicago Foundation for Women launched The 100% Project, an all-out, all-in effort to increase women's economic security and end gender bias in metropolitan Chicago by 2030. This is a 100% partnership-driven effort. That means to be successful, we need everyone involved, including you. Share your ideas for ending gender bias and making Chicago the best, safest place for women and girls. Visit www.cfw.org/100-percent to learn more. 

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