A relatively quiet day in the news with a number of interesting features on sports, philanthropy and Iran. Happy reading!

The Economy and Poverty:

A New York Times article tracks efforts to overcome homelessness in New York City:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/nyregion/24homeless.html?_r=1&ref=nyre...

National Council for Research on Women President Linda Basch calls for more women in finance (Christian Science Monitor):
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0624/p09s02-coop.html

Healthcare:

A physician writes in support of a Medicare-like health system in The Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/298209

Healthcare on the Blogs:

A student voices concern with the Democrats’ House Healthcare Bill (Feminist Majority’s Choices Campus Blog)
http://feministcampus.blogspot.com/2009/06/democrats-house-health-care-b...

Reproductive Health Reality Check criticizes the U.S. military for not creating a safe working environment for women:
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/06/18/military-fails-create-safe...

Philanthropy:

The Boston Herald profiles the real-life philanthropist who inspired the new NBC show “The Philanthropist”:
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/06/24/malden_native_inspire...

A Sheboygan Press (Wisconsin) feature previews a benefit being held to support single mothers:
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20090624/SHE0101/906240475/1973/SH...

San Francisco Business Times reports on the just-released report from Women’s Funding Network and The Foundation Center:
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/06/22/daily29.html

Philanthropy on the Blogs:

InsideOut Anna ponders the difference between charity and philanthropy, with a shout-out to women’s funds:
http://insideoutinvesting.typepad.com/insideoutanna_blog/2009/06/women-r...

Iran’s Election Upheaval:

An Associated Press feature recounts the growing power of women in creating social change in Iran:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkzosTgK3ner6HkyGtGYXj...

A senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations explains the interconnectedness of women’s rights and the reform movement in Iran:
http://www.cfr.org/publication/19694/

Sports:

A senior Saudi Prince comes out in support of girls participating in sports (Associated Press):
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gIn4EbNhF864ltLkENbhVz...

Sports on the Blogs:


An editorial on the Black Voices blog asks why women’s sports is not being properly supported:
http://www.bvonmoney.com/2009/06/24/dr-boyce-wnba-financial-problems-we-...

The Arts:

A Bloomberg News article discusses possible discrimination by women artistic directors against women playwrights:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aJIzY5oKXkjE

Immigration:

A Human Rights Watch briefing to Congress decries the effects current U.S. immigration policy has on women and families:
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/06/24/us-immigration-policy-harms-women-...

Violence:

Daily India covers an all-woman summit aimed at bringing peace to a strife-torn region of the country:
http://www.dailyindia.com/show/319273.php