Women & the News Roundup: Feb. 1, 2012

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Leadership

At the Century Mark, It's Not Just About the Cookies (New York Times)

A New Ally Joins Fight to End Teen Sex Trade (Star Tribune)

Syrian Women Recruit Resisters in Flashpoint Town (Womens e_News)

Health

Komen Foundation to End Partnership with Planned Parenthood (Feminist News)

Pfizer Recalls 1M Birth Control Packs After Mixup (NPR)

Guatemala Heeds the Cries of Femicide Survivors (IPS News)

Equality

Why are Women Stuck at the 17% of Top Jobs? (Guardian)

Poverty

UN Scales Up Food Assistance for More than 80,000 People in South Sudan (UN News Centre)

Arts and Culture

A Parity Gap for Women in Indian Art (New York Times)

Violence

Chinese Underage Sex Scandal Sparks Emotive Debate (IPS News)

Technology

Facebook IPO Would Thrust COO Sheryl Sandberg into Spotlight (Washington Post)

New UN Initiative Aims to Harness Power of Social Media to Fight Global Hunger (UN News Centre)

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