News Round Up: August 31, 2011

Free maternal health facilities in Laos are saving women's lives

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Health

Laos: Free maternal health facilities are saving women's lives (World Bank)

Haiti: Despite massive humanitarian efforts, females still lack access to care (Los Angeles Times)

Economy

India: Labor activists lobbying gov't for change to home based workers rights (Women's e_News)

Study shows high cost of childcare is forcing mothers to give up their careers (Guardian)

Poverty

Dominican Republic: Post-quake, good will fading as Haitian's are being deported (New York Times)

Equality

Will female executives really have to wait 98 years for pay parity with men (Guardian)

Arts and Culture

Female rappers a vocal minority in Cuba (Trust Law)

Philanthropy

The mystery of Steve Job's public giving (New York Times)

Violence

Women and girls facing untold violence and famine in the Horn of Africa (Huffington Post)

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