News for Today

Contributed by William Kin
South Africa: Remarks By the Minister of Women, Children and People With Disabilities, Ms Lulu Xingwana During Women's Day Commemoration
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308100066.html
Liberia: Women Seek Equity
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090879.html
South Africa: Parties Call on Govt to Protect Women, Children
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090837.html
Africa: Prioritise Gender Violence – Mogoeng
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090763.html
Namibia: Rosalinde Blondé-Nguluue - the Female Voice of Namibia in the Netherlands (1945-2003)
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090747.html
Africa: Education Key to Prosperous Lives
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090723.html
Malawi: NCA Intensifies Its Activities in Dowa
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090604.html
Nigeria: Learning to Read and Write As Adults
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090425.html
Tanzania: Women MPs Oppose Bunge Term Limits
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090390.html
Rwanda: African Women At Adventist Meet Hope to Learn From Rwanda's Gender Policies
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308090319.html

Contributed by Agata Blanco Compostela

Russia: Pussy Riot's Alyokhina to serve sentence in Nizhny Novgorod

http://rapsinews.com/judicial_news/20130805/268448556.html

Syria:Hundreds of pregnant women need help: 

http://unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/14690

Hundreds of Pregnant Women in Homs, Syria Need Help Urgently - See more at: http://unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/14690#sthash.T4Aa2lAe.dpuf

Contributed by Suyog Shelar
UNFPA to Focus on Women's Rights at Montevideo Conference

http://www.globalissues.org/news/2013/08/09/17234
Stumbling Blocks Persist for Female Film Directors
http://womensenews.org/story/books/130810/stumbling-blocks-persist-female-film-directors#.Ugla_H-abvk
OP-ED: Latin America Lags on Reproductive Rights
http://www.globalissues.org/news/2013/08/06/17212
Costa Rica tops list for women’s rights in the Americas, but report warns of ‘troubles’ ahead
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/08/09/costa-rica-tops-list-womens-rights-americas-report-warns-troubles-ahead/

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra
'My husband tried to force me to abort my twin girls': woman sues her family over pressure

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/mothers-babies/my-husband-tried-to-force-me-to-abort-my-twin-girls-woman-sues-her-family-over-pressure-29489853.html

Joining the struggle against sexism won't make you less of a man (UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/09/struggle-sexism-man-twitter-misogyny-battle

Transgender teen killed by mob in Jamaica as country addresses long-standing discrimination

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/transgender-teen-killed-by-mob-in-jamaica-as-country-addresses-long-standing-discrimination/article13703412/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Groups fight injustice against Lao women

http://www.asianewsnet.net/Groups-fight-injustice-against-Lao-women-50089.html

Victim of harassment killed in Tanta (Egypt)

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/08/10/victim-of-harassment-killed-in-tanta/

Woman disfigured by acid in Italy in fifth such attack in the country this year - report

http://www.trust.org/item/20130812123916-lfudo/?source=hptop

Viols au Congo : pétition pour la création d'un Tribunal pénal international

http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2013/08/12/viols-au-congo-52-femmes-demandent-la-creation-d-un-tribunal-penal-international_3460428_3212.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#ens_id=1259967&xtor=RSS-3208

Indian advertisers reject anti-rape campaign - activist group

http://www.trust.org/item/20130812112154-9dwqt/?source=hptop

Liberia Literacy Program Targets Women

http://www.voanews.com/content/liberia-literacy-program-reaches-women-in-mid-life/1725157.html

‘He bonked them’: Making light of rape in the West African media

http://www.womenundersiegeproject.org/blog/entry/he-bonked-them-making-light-of-rape-in-the-west-african-media

Contributed by Farah Najar Arevalo

Innovation: Briquette-making project helps protect women in Ugandan camp: http://www.unhcr.org/520500559.html

Men and boys are also victims of sexual violence in conflict: 
http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2013/08/men-and-boys-are-also-victims-of-sexual-violence-in-conflict/
Afghanistan's pioneering female MP seeks asylum as progress for women unravels: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/10235137/Afghanistans-pioneering-female-MP-seeks-asylum-as-progress-for-women-unravels.html
Female genital mutilation: Africa’s curse on women
http://gga.org/analysis/female-genital-mutilation-africa2019s-curse-on-women
Azmera's education benefitted every girl in her community
http://www.girleffect.org/news/2013/04/girl-rising-film-showcasing-the-power-of-education/Itikaf 2013: Societal sensitization needed regarding women's rights in Islam: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri
http://www.minhaj.org/english/tid/23356

Contributed by Karol Arambula
Contributed by Karol Arámbula:

'Women in development: 18 tips for a career of success' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2013/aug/12/women-in-development-career-success-best-bits

'Hillary Clinton's theme: pre-2016: Women who break barriers' (The Washington Post):

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-eye-on-2016-hillary-rodham-clinton-spreads-theme-of-women-breaking-barriers/2013/08/11/02ae7136-006d-11e3-9711-3708310f6f4d_story.html

'Elvis and women: He couldn't help falling in love' (USA Today):

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/08/12/elvis-and-relationships-he-couldnt-help-falling-in-love/2626415/

'Women bosses lack personality because they 'feel pressure to be superhuman', says female Hobbs chief' (The Daily Mail):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2389651/Women-bosses-lack-personality-feel-pressure-superhuman-says-female-Hobbs-chief.html

'Is Diet Soda girly?' (Slate):

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/08/gender_contamination_when_women_buy_a_product_men_flee.html

'You #women, you #arock' (Mail & Guardian):

http://mg.co.za/article/2013-08-11-00-you-women-you-arock

'Democratic Republic of the Congo's women hold key to lasting peace' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/aug/12/democratic-republic-congo-women-peace

'Employers desperately seeking women to join automotive industry to overcome skills shortage' (News AU):

http://www.news.com.au/business/worklife/employers-desperately-seeking-women-to-join-automotive-industry-to-overcome-skills-shortage/story-e6frfm9r-1226695883483

'The women behind the explorers: How the wives of Shackleton and Scott 'inspired them to make their expeditions' (The Daily Mail):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2389732/The-women-explorers-How-wives-Shackleton-Scott-inspired-make-expeditions.html

'Venezuelan thieves target women's hair' (Time):

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/12/venezuelan-thieves-target-womens-hair/

'Christians airbrushed women out of history' (PHYS):

http://phys.org/news/2013-08-christians-airbrushed-women-history.html

'Yellen, Merkel would be most powerful women' (Market Watch):

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/yellen-merkel-would-be-most-powerful-women-2013-08-12?link=MW_latest_news

'44% women worry when men expect them to help pay for dates' (DNA India):

http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/1873350/report-44pct-women-worry-when-men-expect-them-to-help-pay-for-dates

'Smarter women less likely to have kids' (The Onion):

http://www.theonion.com/articles/smarter-women-less-likely-to-have-kids,33440/

'Manifestations rivales en Tunisie autour des droits des femmes' (Liberation FR):

http://www.liberation.fr/monde/2013/08/12/manifestations-rivales-en-tunisie-autour-des-droits-des-femmes_924342

'Plus un femme ext intelligente, moins elle fait d'enfants' (24 Heures):

http://www.24heures.ch/vivre/societe/Plus-une-femme-est-intelligente-moins-elle-fait-d-enfant/story/19918661

'Les femmes et la crise politique au coeur d'une manifestation demain en Tunisie' (Le Soir):

http://www.lesoir.be/297704/article/actualite/fil-info/fil-info-monde/2013-08-12/femmes-et-crise-politique-au-coeur-d-une-manifestation-demain-en-tun

'Canada: Les abus contre les femmes autochtones requièrent une enquête' (Human Rights Watch):

http://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2013/08/11/canada-les-abus-contre-les-femmes-autochtones-requierent-une-enquete