The Roundup Sept. 29 - Oct. 2

It's Roundup time, which means your week is winding down. Which means time to take a break from all of that hard work and skim through the stories you'd kick yourself for missing. Since everyone loves a list, we're showing you how much we care by bringing not one, not two, but three sassy breakdowns of the week's highlights and lowlights and lessons we learned. Enjoy your Roundup fun!

 

There's a whole lot of talk about paying attention to the global needs of women and girls ... but it's not just talk! We've got the good news – 13 pieces of good news, to be exact – in Katherine Gustafson's appropriately titled, "13 Pieces of Good News for Women and Girls."

 

Then dig through suggestions for creative ways to make the world a better place. Steve Enders breaks it down for you in "Innovate Today: 8 Ways Business Can End Poverty."

 

Think pink! (Couldn't help myself.) Carrie Underwood may have enough pretty pink vibes to warrant an Opryland overhaul all by herself, but it seems the country music star has a higher purpose in mind. David Jenison tells us how "The Opry Gets Pretty in Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

 

We brought you tons of in-depth coverage from last week's Clinton Global Initiative, and the jury is in: Ricky Martin is as much – if not more – on your activist radars than Damon or Pitt. It's no trite cause, mind you. David Jenison has all the details in "Ricky Martin Tackles Trafficking."

 

Finally, Hit the Jenison trifecta with a list that'll leave you smiling, no doubt: "Top 10 Ways to Be a Backpacking Diva." From #2 (No Can Poo) to #6 (Wackpack), our Tonic Trekker has tips Hair Raising (#1) tips.