News Round Up: December 3, 2009

Legal

New York Times article on the low number of arrest in the US for sex trafficking

Politics

Senate passes women’s health amendment (New York Times)

Women’s Leadership

Op-Ed on why empowering women would help developing countries reach MDGs faster (Business Daily Africa)

Program teaches teen girls about entrepreneurship (Forbes)

Health

UN reports maternal and infant death could be reduced by up to 70% with increased funding (Reuters)

United Nations

Commentary on United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (Huffington Post)

Afghanistan

Education is the key to solving crisis in Afghanistan (Christian Science Monitor)

Violence

USA Today article on Center for Public Integrity’s findings on campus sexual assaults

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