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On Tuesday, January 24^th, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted the first meeting of the International Council on Women’s Business Leadership at the State Department in Washington, D.C.

The Council serves the United States government in an advisory capacity on major issues in international business and economic policy, including the effective integration of business interests and women’s economic empowerment into overall foreign policy; the role and limits of international economic institutions from a gender-specific perspective; and the Department of State’s role in advancing and promoting the role of women in a competitive global economy.   Learn more.

A horrifying story out of Afghanistan courtesy of The New York Post… a young woman with three children has been murdered allegedly at the hands of her mother-in-law and husband.  The reason?  The girl’s family believes that she was murdered because she gave birth to three girls despite the fact that her husband and mother-in-law demanded she have a boy!  Imagine that!  Clearly, a lack of education is an issue because it is the man who determines the gender of the child – not the woman.  The mother-in-law is in police custody but he husband is no where to be found.  To read the entire horrid story click here.

The American Cancer Society has created a new movement called “Choose You”.  The target of the movement are today’s women who are stressed and overwhelmed by work and family commitments.  Women have a one in three chance of getting cancer in their lifetime but women are often too busy to get regular screening.  The “Chose You” movement and website aim to help women to take better care of themselves.  To learn more visit the Chose You website.