News Round Up: December 11, 2009

Interesting read from Boston Globe on the possibilities if more women were elected to political office. Have a good weekend!

Health

An opinion by a grantee of the Ms. Foundation says Latinas need to speak up in the abortion debate (CNN)

The Ms. Foundation Blog, Igniting Change, lauds grantee Sylvia Henrique (also in opinion above) for her recent letter to the editor of the New York Times

Leadership

An editorial in the Boston Globe looks at the difference between men and women in politics 

Whatever happened to former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.)? 

Human Rights

An international tribunal rules Mexico violated human rights by failing to properly investigate the slayings of women in northern Juarez 

Trafficking and prostitution are increasingly affecting women in Israel’s Occupied Territories, according to a new report by a Palestinian women’s group

Economy

An upsetting opinion in Forbes by a man that says women are to blame for not being promoted as often as men – because they don’t ask for a promotion! 

ForbesWoman ranks the states in America where women earn the highest average salaries 

Resources for the Future looks at the role of women in the green economy in light of the Copenhagen summit 

Media and Culture

The film critic for The New York Times gives advice aimed at making women as much a presence in the director’s chair as they are in the audience

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Did I leave anything out? Let me know!