News Round Up: October 7, 2009

Women and Philanthropy

The Women’s Fund of Birmingham holds blog-a-thon about domestic violence (NBC 13)

Wealthy look for new ways to give (Reuters)

Women’s Leadership

Help women; help the world…why development dollars must go to girls (Forbes)

Code Pink is rethinking its policy on Afghanistan after consulting with Afghan women (Christian Science Monitor)

Health

Domestic abuse victims struggle to find insurance (NPR)

Technology

In social media, women rule (Salon)

Economy

Are your best female employees a flight risk (Harvard Business Review)

Violence

Reported rapes hit a 20 year low (USA Today)

Saudis in denial over scope of violence against women and children (Huffington Post)

U.S. condemns mass killings and rapes in Guinea (New York Times)

Black women bear brunt of domestic violence (New America Media)

Middle East

Egypt to ban women covered head to toe from entering schools (ABC News)

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