News Round Up: August 10, 2010

Plus, women’s leadership is on the rise in Europe, the Persian Gulf and Down Under:

Leadership

Three times as many women have joined boards of top Australian companies this year compared to last (The Age)

Women in Bahrain are asking the Persian Gulf nation’s government to fund groups supporting women in politics (Gulf Daily News)

Having more women in political leadership will help Ireland progress as a nation, according to one historian (Irish Times)

Economy

Women in the Chicago area are increasingly becoming prison guards for pay and benefits (Chicago Tribune)

Health

The Guardian’s health commentator says a surprising Human Rights Watch report on
Argentina is proof of the need for a UN Women’s Agency

LGBTQ Rights

Mexico’s Supreme Court rules all states in nation must recognize same-sex marriage licenses granted by Mexico City (Associated Press)

Sex Trafficking

An Associated Press feature details the cultural and economic influences behind the sex trafficking of girls in one Mexican state

Environment

World Pulse on women’s leadership in fighting ecological destruction

A global environmental activist says women are absent from climate policy discussions (Inter Press Service)

Arts

New York Times covers women artists in the vanguard of Afghanistan’s burgeoning art movement

BBC slideshow highlights photographs taken by Saudi Arabian women

Education

President Obama addresses education as an economic issue (Politico)

Philanthropy

Will other states follow New York’s lead in placing limits on the charitable deductions of high earners? (Chronicle of Philanthropy)

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