Check out a weekly news round up on our blog, The She Change [1].
Women in Iran and the Middle East:
Women’s eNews says that In Iran, Dissidence Achieves Gender Parity
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4054 [2]
Associated Press says that US ambassador demands justice for Afghan women
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g6JNInLdqqKE0UdPlY0YW... [3]
The Nation discussed Muslim women’s rights
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090713/pollitt [4]
Women and Violence in the News:
Oregon House Increases Penalties for Crimes Against Pregnant Women says Salem-News.com
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/june252009/oregon_women_6-25-09.php [5]
UPI.com says that the White House gets domestic violence adviser
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/06/26/White-House-gets-domestic-violenc... [6]
Women and Violence from the Blogs:
Feministing reports on Amnesty’s new high tech public awareness campaign for domestic violence
http://www.feministing.com/archives/016356.html [7]
Women’s Health in the News:
US News says that survey finds that 70 percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/06/25/womens-sex... [8]
Women’s Health from the Blogs:
Amnesty International’s blog discusses forced sterilization of women in Namibia
http://blog.amnestyusa.org/women/seriously-namibia-forcible-sterilizatio... [9]
Optimum Population blog post about women’s reproductive health conference
http://www.optimumpopulation.org/blog/?p=820 [10]
Women and Poverty in the News:
Article about gender and sexuality pay disparity from the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-caldon/disposable-income-how-gen_b_22... [11]
AllAfrica.com article about how safeguarding women’s rights can lead to food security
http://allafrica.com/stories/200906260734.html [12]
Women and Poverty from the Blogs:
The Stimulist blog post about the role of women in Africa in combating poverty and the need for gender equality
http://thestimulist.com/resolved-africans-dont-care-about-women/ [13]
The Full Story says that single women are most at risk of poverty
http://www.fullstory.com.au/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?article_id... [14]
Women and the Economic Crisis:
UNIFEM Press release says that women should not bear the brunt of the economic crisis
http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=896 [15]
AllAfrica.com asks what is next for women in the global economic downturn?
http://allafrica.com/stories/200906260742.html [16]
