News Round Up: December 2, 2009

Philanthropy

The Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City on the impact of investing in women and girls (Kansas City Star)

Forbes’ article on measuring microfinance’s social impact

Women’s Leadership

Switzerland elects women for top 3 jobs in politics (Reuters)

Economy

India economic summit champions investing in girls (Huffington Post)

Health

New UCLA study finds Low-income women four times more likely to report fair or poor health

UK study finds low-income women more likely to give birth prematurely (U.S. News & World Report)

Violence

Reese Witherspoon urges more help for domestic violence survivors (BBC)

Violence continues to plague women worldwide (Vancouver Sun)

Barriers curb reporting on campus sexual assaults (Center for Public Integrity)

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