Women & the News Roundup: Sept. 21, 2011

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Equality

Palestinian-Israeli women lose a voice for peace (IPS News)

World bank makes a case for investment in women (Guardian)

Secretary Clinton promotes women's rights treaty, CEDAW, U.S. has yet to join (Huffington Post)

Wal-Mart plans to launch e-commerce site featuring products created by women around the globe (Wall Street Journal)

France: Women are essentially under house arrest with new burqa ban (Guardian)

Health

India: Missing girls movement is building up against female foeticide (IPS News)

Violence

Colombia: Failing to protect survivors of sexual violence (IPS News)

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