News Round Up: October 12, 2009

Women and Philanthropy

Giving circles are rapidly expanding featuring the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (Pioneer Press)

Women’s Fund of Birmingham is working on financial security for area women (The Birmingham News)

Philanthropic group gets smarter about how to help women (Seattle Times)

Women’s Leadership

Elinor Ostrom is the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics (New York Times)

Afghanistan

Woman entrepreneur thrives in Afghanistan (Forbes)

Violence

The real life of a former child sex slave (Marie Claire)

Commentary on stopping sex trafficking in Chicago (Women’s e-news)

Sports

IAFF plans to develop gender definition (AP)

Politics

Women lawmakers put personal stamp on health care overhaul (CQ Politics)

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