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Equaltiy
U.N. Women publishes sobering report on lack of gender equality worldwide (New York Times)
The shared challenges or women across the globe a key finding in UN Women report (IPS)
Outrage as Obedient Wives Club spreads across Southeast Asia (Guardian)
Interactive timeline tells the story of women's right to vote around the world (Guardian)
Economy
Post recession, men are getting work faster in fields long dominated by women (Washington Post)
In Bangladesh, women raise their own funds for microfinance (IPS)
Leadership
More sisters, daughters and wives of powerful leaders take on top political jobs (The Economist)
Mentoring groups, increased openness create new generation of female leaders (Wall Street Journal)
Violence
U.N. report says mass rape could constitute a war crime, but to date most go unpunished (Reuters)
U.N. focuses on rape as a weapon of war after Libyan woman's plight (Bloomberg)
Health
Women march in Uganda to protest nation's high maternal mortality rate (Associated Press)