Race

Study: Median Wealth for Single Black Women at $5

03/10/2010

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Women of all races bring home less income and own fewer assets, on average, than men of the same race, but for single black women the disparities are so overwhelmingly great that even in their prime working years their median wealth amounts to only $5.

Read the full story here (offsite link)

Securing Access to Education

Educating girls may be among one of the highest-return investments a society can make.

Urgent Action Fund of Latin America for Women's Human Rights

Over the years, the Urgent Action Fund (UAF) family has been able to support initiatives and innovations of local women activists, peace-builders, and human rights defenders worldwide. Our work continues to be informed by the incomparable wealth of knowledge and experiences within global women's movements. As we continue to seek ways to better serve transnational feminism, we reaffirm the necessity-and our commitment-to seed and support the transfer of financial resources and decision-making to women in the Global South/East.

NBC's Philandering Philanthropist: Where Is the Rest of the Story?

08/05/2009

Huffington Post Commentary: I've been watching NBC's "The Philanthropist" and wonder if the show will turn a corner anytime soon and start following more closely the philanthropy of the man who inspired the show - instead of mixing "MacGyver" and "The Amazing Race."

Read the Full Commentary Here (offsite link).

News Round Up: July 13, 2009

Fixing the economy: It's women's work | Obama names Alabama woman for surgeon general post | Single-dose Plan B OK'd | Women in the News Roundup: July 13, 2009

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...

News Round Up: July 9, 2009

Wal-Mart and green jobs for women | Will abortion sink U.S. health care reform? | Boycott Berlusconi! | Women in the News Roundup: July 9, 2009

Interesting views all around today on philanthropy, the economy, health and single motherhood. Happy reading!

Health:

A TIME Magazine article looks at whether abortion coverage could sink a health care reform plan:
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1909178,00.html

Amnesty International released a report yesterday calling Peru’s maternal morbidity rate ‘scandalous’ (CNN):
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/09/peru.pregnant.mortality/

News Round Up: July 7, 2009

Truth Commission: Bar Johnson-Sirleaf From Office | Campaign Tells G8 to Make Mom Proud | America's Uphill Budget Battle | Women and the News Roundup: July 7, 2009

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-...

News Round Up: July 2, 2009

Those jobless numbers -- what do they mean? | Women in Pakistan are making a difference | Women in the News Roundup: July 2, 2009

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

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