A very light day today for women in the news (at least in terms of what is being reported). Happy reading!

Top News:

Uighur women are mounting protests of their own over the disappearance of men during mounting violence in western China (Belfast Telegraph):
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/uighur-women-...

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf responds to her country’s truth commission recommendation she be barred from office (BBC):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8137235.stm

The Economy:

The New York Times reports on the troubling budget gap the U.S. faces:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/business/economy/08deficit.html?hp

Health:

U.S. News reports on Medicare’s insufficient healthcare coverage for retirees:
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/planning-to-retire/2009/07/06/paying-for-hea...

Huffingtonpost.com announces a campaign targeting G8 leaders and urging action on maternal morbidity rates:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/07/global-campaign-calls-on_n_2268...

Philanthropy:

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta is cutting programs amid declining donations:
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/06/boy...

An Arkansas children’s home has received $600,000 from the Kresge Foundation (Northwest Arkansas Times):
http://nwanews.com/nwat/News/77932/

Miscellaneous Coverage:

Vital Voices blog discusses challenges Saudi women and girls face around marriage:
http://vitalvoicesonline.org/blog/2009/07/07/women-girls-and-marriage-in...

The Washington Area Women’s Foundation blogs about its choice to be ‘green’:
http://thewomensfoundation.org/2009/its-not-always-easy-being-green-but-...

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