Women & the News Roundup: Nov. 16, 2011

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Leadership

Paving a way for women in Brazil (New York Times)

Facebook board: Where are all the female faces? (Fortune Magazine)

$1 Billion dollars for girls (Forbes)

Economy

Microcredit - Women demand more than incomes (IPS News)

Equality

Must a woman lower the tone of her voice to be successful? (Guardian)

Balancing the gender skew in India: A new name, a new beginning (WIP)

Increase in US deportations leaving mothers and families stranded (Womens e_News)

Military faces mounting pressure to crack down on rape (The Daily Beast)

Environment

Governments & private sector accelerating transition to green economy (UN News Centre)

Health

Maryland expands healthcare for low-income women (Washington Post)

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