Monday 29 July 2013

News for Today

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:
'Lindy Boggs, congresswoman and advocate for women, dies' (Political Ticker):
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/27/lindy-boggs-congresswoman-and-advocate-for-women-dies/

'Unisex uniforms debut as Army opens units to women' (CBS Atlanta):
'Older women can succeed given a chance' (The Guardian):
'Baby before looking for work: Percentage of young women with jobs falls for the first time in generations' (The Dailymail):
'Baby first, job later for young women' (The Australian):
'Time to unleash potential of women entrepeneurs' (The Irish Times):
'Rape threats on Twitter won't get women to shut up. If we shout back we'll win' (The Independent):
'Taking on the tiger poachers: How the WWF is helping Nepalese women to give the big cats their future back' (The Dailymail):
'Women miss out on $165 a week, thanks to gender pay gap' (Herald Sun):
'Women lead table of bankruptcies among under-35s as household bills mount' (The Dailymail):
'Maladies cardiaques: les femmes mal diagnostiquées' (Le Figaro):
'Mariage: un quart des femmes ne veulent plus prendre le nom de leur mari' (Terrafemina):
'Les femmes sont nées pour sortir avec des hommes drôles' (Grazia):

Contributed by Maria Evangelidou
All-female jirga council defies tradition in Pakistan’s Swat – report
http://www.trust.org/item/20130726135304-jgqa2/?source=hptop

Gender based violence rising in Tanzania
http://www.trust.org/item/20130725231724-ijt3z/?source=hptop

How do we tackle online rape threats?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/28/how-to-tackle-online-rape-threats

Op-ed: Let’s Be Strong [US] Men Who Stand Up For Women
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/07/26/op-ed-lets-be-strong-men-who-stand-up-for-women/

Malian women press for peaceful, fair elections
http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/7/malian-women-press-for-peaceful-and-fair-elections


Contributed by Tom Meisenhelder
Targeting and raping of women in the CAR:
m.guardiannews.com/world/2013/jul/27/central-african-republic-rebels-seleka


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