News Round Up: March 11, 2010

We are taking a day off from the digest tomorrow! In the meantime, check out UMass’ Webpage on women and the economy!

Violence

Women in Nigeria are banding together to protest recent sectarian violence that has devastated areas near the city of Jos
(AFP)

ABC News’ Diane Sawyer reports on shelters to protect survivors of violence in Afghanistan

Economy

A study by UMass Boston is encouraging women to seek green jobs (Boston Herald)

UMass’ resource page on the study  

Chicago’s CBS affiliate reports on local efforts to get women into green jobs

Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts says the economy has been rough on area women (WWLP)

Leadership

Google has recognized a group of women bloggers who reported from Iran on the election violence last year (AFP)

The Associated Press profiles the first women to be elected governor of a Palestinian district

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on three women from the Middle East visiting with a message of peace          

A Saudi journalist speaks out against new rules that fail to acknowledge the failure of the country’s ban on women drivers (HuffPo)

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