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Contributed by Megan Bird

Proposal to Aid More Women Under Immigration Bill

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/proposal-would-allow-more-women-to-come-to-us-under-immigration-bill/2013/06/19/45fa2bc0-d8f8-11e2-9df4-895344c13c30_story.html

Discrimination of Pregnant Women in the Workplace

http://truth-out.org/news/item/17132-pregnant-womens-legal-rights-often-violated-at-work-report-finds

 

Contributed by Megha K

Women in Paris get rights to wear pants
 http://www.smh.com.au/world/women-in-paris-get-rights-to-wear-pants-20130204-2dt5v.html#ixzz2X07hVmzl
  
A Global Goal on Gender Equality, Women's Rights and Women's Empowerment
By Lakshmi Puri Assistant Secretary-General, UN
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lakshmi-puri/a-global-goal-on-gender-e_b_3456108.html

Afghan Women Jailed For 'Moral Crimes' Such As Leaving Arranged Marriages
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/afghan-women-jailed-for-moral-crimes_n_3045343.html