News Round Up: November 3, 2009

Middle East

Call for the release of female Iranian political prisoners (Reuters)

Afghanistan

Plight of Afghan women often overlooked (NPR)

Economy

Workplace diversity a victim of recession (St. Louis Dispatch)

Health

Health reform offers more care to abuse survivors (Women’s e-news)

Philanthropy

New study finds men and women make bequests at equal rates (Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Violence

Somali rebels close grassroots women’s organizations (Reuters)

Women’s Leadership

USDA grant helps train first-time women farmers (Tonic)

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Dalit Women in India empowered by creating their own newspaper (Los Angeles Times)

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