In today’s rundown: The number of single women-headed households falls in Prince George’s County. As AIDS turns 30, people under 30, black women and Latinas are more likely to contract HIV. How obesity impacts a woman’s earning power.
— The number of single mother households in Prince George’s County has fallen by five percent in the past decade, according to the Washington Examiner.
— Most HIV infections are among people under 30, a group that may not fully understand the health threat, reports Women’s eNews. Black women and Hispanic women have particularly high transmission rates.
— Overweight women are significantly less likely to finish college, according to an op-ed in The New York Times. “The economic harm to overweight women is more than a series of personal troubles; it may contribute to the rising disparities between rich and poor….”
