Women & the News Roundup: Jan. 20, 2012

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Poverty

Report Finds Slow Response to Famine (New York Times)

Health

Half of All Abortions Now Unsafe, Study Finds (IPS News)

Feds Grant 1-Year Extension on Birth Control Rule (NPR)

Equality

Malawi: After Attacks, President Says Women have Rights to Choose Clothing (New York Times)

10-Hour Day is Brief for a Home Health Aide (Womens e_News)

Women should be focus of Energy Expansion Plans, says UN (Guardian)

Education

UK's first course in women, Islam and the media launched (Guardian)

Violence

The FBI Redefines Rape, and Why it Matters (Forbes)

A Look back at Bosnia, Through Angelina Jolie's Eyes (NPR)

Pentagon reports: Sexual Assault in the Military up Dramatically (Christian Science Monitor)

U.S. Military Women Exposed to More Combat than ever before (US News)

Leadership

Political Parity's Drive to Help Women Win (The Daily Beast)

Wal-Mart Names First Woman as Sam's Club CEO (Washington Post)

The Role Model Effect: Women Leaders Key To Inspiring the Next Generation (Forbes)

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