Scroll down for some news about Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania and an editorial from Women’s Foundation of California.
Economy:
A coalition of women’s groups is pressuring the New Zealand government on pay equity (Scoop Independent News):
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00330.htm [1]
An editorial by Women’s Foundation of California in Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle discusses inequalities in pay for women and LGBT employees:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/27/INDL18E8FO.DTL [2]
A feature in the New York Daily News profiles a grantee of New York Women’s Foundation that helps paroled women get employment:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/06/29/2009-06-29_educa... [3]
CNN reports the global recession is affecting how Indians see marriage:
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/06/28/economy-affects-marriage-choices... [4]
Philanthropy:
A report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says Heather Arnet is resigning from the Pittsburgh school board early to focus on raising money for Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pa:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09178/980246-53.stm [5]
A feature in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review finds women often take the lead when it comes to philanthropic giving:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_631390.... [6]
A Wall Street Journal article discusses Warren Buffet’s son’s work to fight hunger in Africa:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020462190457424644037884314... [7]
Health:
An opinion piece in The Washington Post wonders if better health insurance could have saved Jon and Kate’s marriage?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/26/AR200906... [8]
Iran:
New York Times columnist Roger Cohen writes about women and Iran’s new “revolution”:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/opinion/27cohen.html [9]
Technology:
PC World reports Google has partnered with Grameen Bank to create mobile phone services for the poor:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/167560/google_and_grameen_... [10]
Education:
A story in the Daily Sun (Nigeria) says an oil firm is setting aside money to educate girls as a means to decrease inequalities in local communities:
http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/energy/2009/june/29/energ... [11]
Miscellaneous:
A letter to the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer urges a day to honor single mothers:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20090627_Letters__There_ought_to_... [12]
