News Round Up: August 3, 2010

Sex Trafficking

Women’s Funding Network releases data showing a rise in the supply of commercially exploited girls in three U.S. states

Sold on Craigslist – critics say sex ad crackdown is inadequate (CNN)

For the full-length story, tune in to Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN at 10 pm ET

Economy

New study on the skyrocketing cost of child care – in several states a year of day care now exceeds annual tuition at public universities (ABC)

Closing the gender gap in the tech industry (Washington Post)

Philanthropy

Corrected Link - Women’s Foundation of Minnesota’s GirlsBEST program gives teen girls the tools to thrive (Star Tribune)

Politics

I-VAWA scheduled to come before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday (The Hill)

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