News Round Up: August 28, 2009

Scroll down to read about a program that takes Pakistani girls out of their communities so they can attend school in peace:

Economy

An NPR report says testosterone levels affect some women’s career choices

Funding for low-cost housing has dropped steeply across the U.S. (AP)

Migrant Burmese women in Thailand are being hard hit by the economic crisis (InterPress News)

A report in the Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) says women in the finance industry are facing a widening pay gap

An editorial in the New York Times says research shows the U.S. housing crisis is far from over

G20 finance ministers are being urged to implement new taxes to fund anti-poverty measures (The Guardian)

Health

A Nebraska reproductive health services provider is bracing for protests this weekend (CNN)

Maternal health is worsening in parts of Pakistan affected by a war with the Taliban (Reuters)

Depression and anxiety have bad effects on health (US News)

Education

CNN reports on a program that takes girls out of Pakistan’s Swat Valley so they can go to school in peace

Violence

A British study shows women are more likely to be arrested by police investigating domestic abuse (Telegraph)

Women-owned businesses in Iraq are fearful of being targeted by extremists (NPR)

Philanthropy

Chicago Tribune profiles a non-profit purse maker that works to rescue girls sold into prostitution

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