News Round Up: August 20, 2010

Economy
Britain’s cuts to critical social services are putting women at high risk (The Guardian)

New York Times economic columnist Paul Krugman on the fallacy of cutting social service spending

Wage Gap
Work-life activist Joan Williams on what the gender-pay gap doesn’t say about gender inequality (Huffingtonpost)

Leadership
Newsweek’s Julia Baird looks at Sarah Palin’s branding as a feminist

Human Rights
Women’s fund activist and founder of Dobkin Family Foundation Barbara Dobkin on India’s food security (New York Times)

Huffingtonpost.com entry on the status of African women, 50 years after the end of colonialism

Pakistan Floods
A post on Open Salon about the impact of devastating flooding on Pakistan’s women

Violence
Northern Thailand is mobilizing to fight an increase in violence against women (Bangkok Post)

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