The Women's Funding Network has begun a daily News Round Up of articles, blog posts and commentaries covering the issues that affect women and girls around the world. The following is a digest of the news from Monday June 22, 2009 (including weekend coverage).
Happy reading!
The Economy:
The Independent (UK) discusses global consequences when women bear the brunt of poverty:
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/cherie-blair-everyone-... [1]
Fort Worth Business Press reports on local programs that help at-risk women climb increase business acumen:
http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=10466 [2]
InterPress News Agency discusses how women in Nicaragua are bearing the brunt of the global economic crisis:
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47308 [3]
PsychCentral.com discusses how the death of a spouse leads to poverty for 1 in 5 people:
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/06/22/death-of-a-spouse-leads-to-pover... [4]
The Economy on the Blogs:
A post on New America Foundation forecasts the global recession will lead to the “death of macho”:
http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2009/death_macho_15094 [5]
A Dollars&Sense editorial says the Green Economy will promote workforce equality:
http://www.dollarsandsense.org/archives/2009/0709wicks-lim.html [6]
Bidiversity (Business Innovation through Diversity) reports women’s groups are urging the U.N. to create a gender-lens response to the global recession:
http://www.bidiversity.com/2009/06/women-groups-seek-gender-equity-at-un... [7]
Health:
A Baltimore Sun feature covers pregnant mothers battling heroin addiction:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bal-addiction0622,0,3711244.story [8]
The Times of India reports how one state is expanding maternal healthcare to every citizen:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/State-extends-maternal-facilit... [9]
A Globe & Mail (Canada) column questions recent trends in childcare:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/childcare-is-key-good-parents-are-to... [10]
The Medical News comments on a reproductive health care bill that could reduce maternal mortality in the Philippines:
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20090621/Reproductive-health-bill-could... [11]
Health on the Blogs:
Our Bodies Ourselves Blog highlights a recent report on racial disparities in healthcare for women:
http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2009/06/dd-2 [12]
A post on the Reproductive Health Reality Check blog says that when the world takes care of women, women take care of the world:
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/06/22/when-world-takes-care-wome... [13]
Womensphere says that countries at war receive little aid for mothers and children:
http://womensphere.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/countries-at-war-get-little-... [14]
Violence:
U.S. Senate women urge Burma’s military junta to free Suu Kyi:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5glBsg3PisnOpxTL_m5xYU... [15]
A Georgia regional paper says statistics show domestic violence is on the rise:
http://www.times-herald.com/Local/Increase-also-evident-in-domestic-viol... [16]
Violence on the Blogs:
Mothers for Justice spotlights survivors of abuse who lose their children in custody battles:
http://mothersforjustice.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/h4h4blockquotepstronge... [17]
The Womensphere blog calls on the U.N. Security Council to actively end violence against women in war:
http://womensphere.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/end-rape-in-war/ [18]
Philanthropy:
New York Times reports foundations are cutting back staff:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/us/21foundation.html?_r=1&ref=global-home [19]
An Idaho Statesman feature recounts how women lobbied Andrew Carnegie to build the state’s libraries:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/life/story/809357.html [20]
Philanthropy on the Blogs:
In Good Company Workplaces blog post discusses the impact that women are having on the world of philanthropy
http://ingoodcompanyworkplaces.blogspot.com/2009/06/womens-work-driving-... [21]
Iran’s Disputed Elections:
BBC report on the now-infamous death of “Neda” at the hands of government forces in Tehran over the weekend:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8113552.stm [22]
Iran on the Blogs:
Iranian.com article about women throughout Iranian history:
http://www.iranian.com/main/node/68865 [23]
The Digital Journal says that women’s defiance in Iran has brought global attention to the crisis:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/274528 [24]
The American Thinker discusses women and the Iranian unrest
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/06/women_and_the_iranian_unrest.html [25]
Education:
A Detroit News column discusses the school reform debate in Michigan:
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090622/OPINION03/906220305/1026/School-... [26]
Other Items of Interest:
NOW has elected Terry O’Neill to replace Kim Gandy as president:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/us/22now.html?ref=global-home [27]
An Opinion piece in The Telegraph (UK) on French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s comments about women who wear the veil:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5603859/Nicolas-... [28]
An Associated Press feature outlines challenges to competitive cheerleading:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/06/20/cheerleading.sport.ap/ [29]
The ACLU Monday released a report on U.S. government attempts to shut down Muslim philanthropic organizations:
http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/humanrights/blockingfaith.pdf [30]
A press release from the U.S. military details efforts to include women in the reconstruction of Iraq:
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27000&... [31]
