News Round Up: August 19, 2010

Leadership
NPR asks if Australians are ready for a woman prime minister ahead of Saturday’s vote

Indian prime minister urged to pass law granting minimum number of women representatives in legislative body (Hindustan Times)

Christian Science Monitor looks at how far women in the U.S. have come in the 90 years since getting the vote

Trafficking
Authors of “Half the Sky” say trafficking girls is akin to genocide (The Guardian)
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Economy
A new study says women in the United Kingdom will not have equal pay for 50 years (BBC)

Readers respond to New York Times story on “girly jobs”

Health
A CNN report says women and children in Afghanistan are increasingly becoming addicted to heroin

Society
When women are fully participating in society they contribute far more than economic gains (Washingtonpost.com blog post)

Women in New York have created a space to socialize and dance without hassles of nightclubs (New York Times)

Pakistan Floods
Activists are decrying a Toronto-based Miss Pakistan pageant amid suffering of flood disaster (The Guardian)
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