The power of women, how they are using their clout and other news and views


Power of Women - Variety
Variety profiles five women -- Emily Blunt, Alicia Keys, Margaret Atwood, Tina Fey, and Tarana Burke -- and takes a look at how they're using their clout to support charitable causes.
 How Barnaby Joyce went from popular to pariah - Courier Mail

The Billion-Dollar Romance Fiction Industry Has A Diversity Problem - NPR
The RITA Award, the top honor for romance writers awarded by the Romance Writers of America, was awarded this week, and the organization acknowledged that in its 36-year history, no black author has ever won the prize. According to the RWA's own research, black authors have written less than half of 1 percent of the total number of books considered as prize finalists. "It is impossible to deny that this is a serious issue and that it needs to be addressed," said the organization in a statement
Food labels and their effects on consumers - Journalist's Resource
In Chile, boxes of Trix have lost their cartoon rabbits and gained black warning labels as part of an effort to limit marketing of unhealthy foods to children. In other countries, packaged foods feature stoplight color coding to indicate their relative nutritional value.
The strategies are aimed at combating the ongoing obesity epidemic. According to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Chile is among the top 10 countries with the highest adult obesity rates in the world.
Do food labels work? Are certain labeling strategies more effective than others? We combed through the research to highlight recent studies that explore the effects of food labeling campaigns on consumer perceptions and purchases.
Lobbyists, Campaign Cash And Think Tanks: How Silicon Valley Tackled Politics - NPR
Facebook didn't open an office in Washington, DC until it was five years old and already worth billions. Last year, the company spent $12 million lobbying lawmakers and the federal government.
Central bank chiefs sound warning on climate change - Financial Times
Central bank governors from the UK, France and the Netherlands are considering increasing regulatory oversight to address climate-related risks to the financial system, including carbon stress tests for banks.

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