Women & the News Roundup: Mar. 28, 2012

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Equality

When Home Is No Refuge for Women (New York Times)

UN Officials Stress National Ownership & Partnerships for Peacebuilding (UN News Centre)

Goldman Figures Ignoring Women Costs 15% Growth (Bloomberg)

Rights Group: Afghan Police, Courts Failing Women (SF Gate)

Poverty

How to Eradicate Hunger: Economically Empowering Rural Women (Forbes)

Census Data Reveals Elder Women's Poverty Crisis (The Daily Beast)

Leadership

Why Women's Organizations Need to Sister Up and Pay Speakers (Forbes)

Women Lead Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh (IPS News)

Politics

Health Ruling Hinges on How Justices Frame the Core Issue (New York Times)

Romney, President Obama Fight Over Women (The Daily Beast)

Islamist Parliamentarian Objects to Egypt's Ban on FGM (Women's e_News)

Texas, Fed Face Off Over Planned Parenthood (NPR)

Violence

Young Colombians Talk About Their Danger Zones (Womens e_News)

Education

A Surge in Learning the Language of the Internet (New York Times)

Health

New UN Partnership Seeks to Advance HIV/AIDS Response Across Africa (UN News Centre)

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