A relatively quiet news day ahead of a long holiday weekend in the U.S. The top is dedicated to today’s unemployment report. Happy reading!

The Economy:

The U.S. economy lost 467,000 jobs in June as the national unemployment rate hit 9.5% (New York Times):
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/business/economy/03jobs.html?_r=1&hp

Scroll down for headlines about the issues that women’s fund work on. New to this edition – Women’s Fund Blog Round Up – a quick digest of what women’s funds are blogging about during the day.

Happy reading!

Women’s Health:

The People’s Weekly World says that for women health reform is about work and wages
http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/16175/

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...

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

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-...