Empowerment

Today’s roundup has a mix of older news and a healthy dose of features and commentary on the economy. Sports fans: LPGA updates at the bottom. Happy reading!

The Economy:

BBC’s Katty Kay and ABC’s Claire Shipman say women hold the keys to worldwide economic recovery (Washington Post Opinion):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/10/AR200907...

A very light day today for women in the news (at least in terms of what is being reported). Happy reading!

Top News:

Uighur women are mounting protests of their own over the disappearance of men during mounting violence in western China (Belfast Telegraph):
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/uighur-women-...

Today’s roundup is extensive, due to the long holiday weekend. Happy reading!

An Influential Woman:

The New York Times profiles Michèle A. Flournoy, the highest-ranking woman in the history of the Pentagon:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/04/us/04flournoy.html?em

Economic Security:

The New York Times profiles a program in the city that aims to help homeless people, many of them single women with children, on the path to economic security:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/nyregion/06homeless.html?ref=nyregion

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

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.D...

Check out a weekly news round up on our blog, The She Change.  

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

Associated Press says that US ambassador demands justice for Afghan women
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g6JNInLdqqKE0UdPlY0YW...

A light day for news about women and women’s issues as the media turns their eyes to Farrah and MJ. Happy reading!

The Economy:

New York Times Magazine previews a story in this Sunday’s issue, about GM and the fall of Detroit’s African-American middle class:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/magazine/28detroit-t.html

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports on a study showing women working for the city earn less than men:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09176/979878-100.stm

A relatively quiet day in the news with a number of interesting features on sports, philanthropy and Iran. Happy reading!

The Economy and Poverty:

A New York Times article tracks efforts to overcome homelessness in New York City:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/nyregion/24homeless.html?_r=1&ref=nyre...

National Council for Research on Women President Linda Basch calls for more women in finance (Christian Science Monitor):
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0624/p09s02-coop.html

Women and Health in the News:

NPR reports that Tina Tchen Works With President To Empower Women:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105507902