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Women in Iran and the Middle East:

Women’s eNews says that In Iran, Dissidence Achieves Gender Parity
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4054

Associated Press says that US ambassador demands justice for Afghan women
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g6JNInLdqqKE0UdPlY0YW...

The Nation discussed Muslim women’s rights
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090713/pollitt

Women and Violence in the News:

Oregon House Increases Penalties for Crimes Against Pregnant Women says Salem-News.com
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/june252009/oregon_women_6-25-09.php

UPI.com says that the White House gets domestic violence adviser
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/26/White-House-gets-domestic-violenc...

Women and Violence from the Blogs:


Feministing reports on Amnesty’s new high tech public awareness campaign for domestic violence
http://www.feministing.com/archives/016356.html

Women’s Health in the News:

US News says that survey finds that 70 percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/06/25/womens-sex...

Women’s Health from the Blogs:


Amnesty International’s blog discusses forced sterilization of women in Namibia
http://blog.amnestyusa.org/women/seriously-namibia-forcible-sterilizatio...

Optimum Population blog post about women’s reproductive health conference
http://www.optimumpopulation.org/blog/?p=820

Women and Poverty in the News:

Article about gender and sexuality pay disparity from the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-caldon/disposable-income-how-gen_b_22...

AllAfrica.com article about how safeguarding women’s rights can lead to food security
http://allafrica.com/stories/200906260734.html

Women and Poverty from the Blogs:


The Stimulist blog post about the role of women in Africa in combating poverty and the need for gender equality
http://thestimulist.com/resolved-africans-dont-care-about-women/

The Full Story says that single women are most at risk of poverty
http://www.fullstory.com.au/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?article_id...

Women and the Economic Crisis:

UNIFEM Press release says that women should not bear the brunt of the economic crisis
http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=896

AllAfrica.com asks what is next for women in the global economic downturn?
http://allafrica.com/stories/200906260742.html