News Round Up: August 10, 2009

Scroll to the bottom to read Women’s Fund of Mississippi’s Op-Ed on sex ed and story on giving circles in Dallas. Couple of op-eds over the weekend by men about sexism.

Economy

New York Times’ Economix blog says women are close to being majority of U.S. workforce

A journalist looks back on how he grew up in poverty in India (New York Times)

A column in Kiplinger’s/Washington Post examines how girls’ ‘princess’ style encourages financial illiteracy

The head of a local nonprofit for single moms discusses taking action for social justice (The Tennessean)

Annie E. Casey Foundation’s public policy coordinator discusses the importance of good data and research (Huffingtonpost.com)

Author Barbara Ehrenreich points out the increased criminalization of poverty in the U.S. (New York Times)

Violence

Secretary of State Clinton urges end to sexual violence in Congo during East Africa visit (New York Times)

Text of Clinton’s speech in Cape Town on Sunday: Women Are Drivers of Positive Change

New York Times columnist Bob Herbert discusses sexism and violence in light of Pennsylvania shootings

Britain is considering ‘one-stop’ courts to address domestic violence cases (The Times)

An opinion in a Massachusetts paper points out sexism in daily life in the wake of the Pennsylvania shootings

Philanthropy

Wall Street Journal profiles Deep Joshi – awarded India’s prestigious Magsaysay Award for helping lift 100,000 families out of poverty

Dallas Morning News profiles giving circles, with a Q&A on the practice of pooling resources for philanthropy | Q&A

The Los Angeles Times reports on studies showing philanthropy has health benefits

Health

An opinion from The Women’s Fund of Mississippi calls on the state to address reproductive health issues among teens (Clarion Ledger)

The Senate’s health reform bill could create discrimination against single women, low-income and minority workers (Huffingtonpost.com)

An Associated Press feature looks at consumer protections at risk in the health care reform debate

Optimistic women have less risk for heart disease than cynical, angry women (Cardiology Today)

Miscellaneous

Woman who coined descriptor ‘Hispanic’ for U.S. government discusses Sotomayor appointment (Houston Chronicle)

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