News Round Up: June 18, 2009
Women and Health in the News:
NPR reports that Tina Tchen Works With President To Empower Women:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105507902
Women and Health from the Blogs:
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United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution recognizing maternal death and illness as a pressing human rights concern:
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/06/18/un-human-rights-council-re...
Women in Iran in the News:
The Associated Press Reports on conservative women in black chadors are joining Iran's opposition street protests.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hWoxNISdzCH6A5mt0n0coC...
Forbes Magazine discusses feminism in Iran in light of the current election drama
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/17/political-climate-elections-iran-forbes...
The Guardian in the UK says this is still a time of hope for women, as their campaigning has had a slow but sure effect
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/17/iran-women
Women in Iran from the Blogs:
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Feministe provides more discussions and articles on women in Iran
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/06/18/iran-and-women/
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ABC News’ blog Womenomics discusses the rising influence of women in Iran
http://blogs.abcnews.com/womenomics/2009/06/women-rising-in-iran.html
Women and Human Security in the News:
From VOANEWS.com the UN Says More Must Be Done to Help Displaced Women
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-18-voa19.cfm
The WOZA website has statement up about members of the group Women of Zimbabwe Arise being beaten and arrested for protesting
http://wozazimbabwe.org/?p=432
Women and Philanthorpy from the Blogs:
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Washington Area Women’s Foundation presents their list of their brightest and most promising nonprofits to feature in the Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington
http://thewomensfoundation.org/2009/congratulations-to-the-catalogue-for...





