News Round Up: March 2, 2010

Economy

Federal Reserve study explores the gender gap in unemployment during the recession (Wall Street Journal Blog)

Legislators pledge to work the Buck’s County Women’s Advocacy Coalition, an initiative of the Buck’s County Women’s Fund on women’s economic security issues (Bucks Local News)

The Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City partners with the Girl Scouts to educate girls about financial literacy (Kansas City Star)

Health

Mullah’s help promote birth control in Afghanistan (NPR)

Human rights groups allege that Uzbekistan has continued to practice forced sterilizations (AP)

Education

Business is the top college major among U.S. women (Forbes)

UN

Vital Voices covers the opening of the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Women’s Leadership

Iraqi women candidates prepare for March 7th elections (Reuters)

Indian women peacekeepers hailed in Liberia (CNN)

Technology

300 million women in developing nations lack access to cell phones, troubling news for NGOs using mobile technology for outreach efforts (Washington Post)

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