Today’s coverage leads with a few stories about the report released Monday that we co-authored with The Foundation Center. Following those pieces is a light wrap of news from around the world. Enjoy!
Coverage of the newly released report on women’s funds:
The Chronicle of Philanthropy discusses the report on women’s funding:
http://philanthropy.com/news/updates/8647/grants-for-women-and-girls-gro... [1]
Women’s eNews outlines findings from the report:
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4051 [2]
Chris Grumm heralds the ‘new philanthropy’ on PhilanTopic:
http://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/2009/06/women-are-bright-spot-amid-ec... [3]
A member fund responds to the report:
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Lisa Kays at Washington Area Women’s Foundation says grantmaking for women and girls has a way to go:
http://thewomensfoundation.org/2009/grantmaking-for-women-and-girls-is-g... [4]
Iran’s Election Upheaval:
US News outlines the role women have played in the recent protests:
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/erbe/2009/06/22/iranian-womens-key-role-in-t... [5]
An editorial in The Guardian (UK) discusses how Neda’s death has further divided Iran’s leadership and its young people:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/23/iran-young-people-pr... [6]
The director of the new Iranian film “The Stoning” speaks out against Iran’s leadership in an L.A. Times interview:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-stoning23-2009jun23,0,79... [7]
Iran on the Blogs:
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Samhita at Feministing reacts to Neda’s death:
http://www.feministing.com/archives/016280.html [8]
Violence in the News:
Organizations serving survivors of abuse chime in on the Chris Brown verdict (The Press Association (UK)):
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jTObfYBVduB8EZnzd... [9]
Ode Magazine reports grassroots domestic violence advocacy still exists:
http://www.odemagazine.com/exchange/7927/grassroots_domestic_violence_ad... [10]
Violence from the Blogs:
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Reproductive Health Reality Check reviews a U.S. Senate resolution condemning violence against abortion providers:
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/06/23/roundup-us-senate-debating... [11]
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E!Online answers readers’ questions about whether Chris Brown got off easy:
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/ask_the_answer_bitch/b130694_did_chris_b... [12]
The Economy:
A Jakarta Globe feature debates whether ‘poverty tours’ are philanthropy or voyeurism?
http://thejakartaglobe.com/city/voyeurism-or-philanthropy/313934 [13]
Economy on the Blogs:
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Jackie Zehner calls on women to shatter the glass ceiling for good (Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacki-zehner/shattering-the-ceilings-f_b_2... [14]
