Thursday 29 August 2013

News for today

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:
'Scores of women bare their breasts to celebrate Go Topless Day' (NY Daily News):
'Honor the dream by honoring the women of the movement' (The Washington Post):
'Fox News worries that women are taking up too much health care' (Slate):
'Obama trails Clinton on naming women to top posts' (USA Today):
'Women on oil rings: 'Some men don't think it's right that women are there' (The Guardian):
'Why women really are the stronger sex: Reseach suggests testosterone weakens the immune system (which means man flu could actually be real)' (The Daily Mail):
'Fast Company's 25 smartest women on Twitter list excludes women of color, here's our list' (The Huffington Post):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/27/fast-companys-25-smartest-women-twitter-list-women-of-color_n_3823998.html
'Respect all women, my son' (The New York Times):
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/29/opinion/global/respect-all-women-my-son.html
'The feminist bean counters are back' (Slate):
http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/roiphe/2013/08/obama_and_women_should_we_care_if_he_doesn_t_appoint_them.html
'Afghan women may be denied vote because of female security force' (NBC News):
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/28/20231106-afghan-women-may-be-denied-vote-because-of-female-security-force-shortage?lite
'Fox News contributor's 'sexist' comments on women's health spark outrage' (Yahoo Shine):
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/fox-s-sexist-comments-on-women-s-healthcare-spark-outrage-172914267.html
'Taking into account alternative problems symptoms, men and women have similar rates of depression' (MedCity News):
http://medcitynews.com/2013/08/taking-into-account-alternative-symptoms-men-and-women-have-similar-rates-of-depression/
'Women execs have self-doubt choose to 'lean back' (ZDNET):
http://www.zdnet.com/women-execs-have-self-doubt-choose-to-lean-back-7000019983/
'Women need to get serious about emergency savings' (Forbes):
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/08/28/women-need-to-get-serious-about-emergency-savings/
'Women's Dreams' (Forbes):
http://www.forbes.com/sites/skollworldforum/2013/08/28/womens-dreams/
'Women have a dream, too' (CNN Global Pulse):
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/28/women-have-a-dream-too/
'Egypt's hidden war on women' (The Jerusalem Post):
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/Egypts-hidden-war-on-women-324582
'Women work while men socialise, finds stats SA' (MG):
http://mg.co.za/article/2013-08-28-men-socialise-while-women-work
'Mexican transgender women deported to life of peril' (News America Media):
http://newamericamedia.org/2013/08/mexican-transgender-women-deported-to-life-of-peril.php
'Women not guilty of raping friend' (Brisbane Times):
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/women-not-guilty-of-raping-friend-20130828-2sq0c.html


Contributed by Agata Blanco CompostelaTanzania Gender Festival (Dar es Salaam, September 3rd - 6th 2013) http://www.grassrootsfeminism.net/cms/node/1503 
Germany: Ladyfest Mainz 2013 (7. September 2013) http://www.grassrootsfeminism.net/cms/node/1502
Contributed by Suyog Shelar
Fox News Worries That Women Are Taking Up Too Much Health Care  http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/08/27/david_samadi_and_fox_and_friends_fret_that_women_are_getting_too_much_health.htm Turkish Women Point Out Pitfalls of Fertility Push 
http://womensenews.org/story/reproductive-health/130826/turkish-women-point-out-pitfalls-fertility-push#.Uh5Xon-abvk
Why Did Almost All Societies Believe that Women Were Inferior to Men?  http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/08/23/why_did_almost_all_societies_believe_that_women_were_inferior_to_men.html?wpisrc=obnetwork Widows Celebrate a Little At Last 
http://www.globalissues.org/news/2013/08/27/17356
Gang Rapes Reignite Debate About Women’s Safety in India http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-25/gang-rapes-reignite-debate-about-women-s-safety-in-india.html
Contributed by Ana Maria GuerraSikh Youth of Punjab takes out road show against sexual violence against women (India)
Ecuador must take chance to ease abortion law for rape victims – rights group
Kenya’s Women Fight Back
India is taking acid attacks more seriouslyhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/27/india-acid-attack-campaign-harassment
Alex Wilson, transgender nursing student, denied access to vocational school bathrooms (US)
Artist’s Take on Sexual Abuse Turns Ugly (Hong Kong)
Thank the Catholic church for terrifying abortion restrictions in Latin America
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/27/abortion-rights-latin-america
The Five Men Accused Of A Horrific Mumbai Gang Rape Have Reportedly Raped Two Other Women
'Afghan Women's Writing Project' Enables Women In Afghanistan To Read, Write In Secret
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/27/afghan-womens-writing-project_n_3823807.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

Contributed by Stephany ArmasChinese general's son in gang-rape trial
Li Tianyi, 17, denies raping woman in Beijing hotel with four other men as high-profile case gets under way
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/28/chinese-general-son-li-tianyi-rape-trial.
Five men arrested in Bolton over alleged rape of girl, 15
Manchester police hold men in raids as part of continuing investigation by serious sexual offences unit
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/28/five-arrested-in-bolton-alleged-rape-girl
What is behind Chile’s gender pay gap?
http://www.santiagotimes.cl/opinion/special-reports/26617-what-is-behind-chiles-gender-pay-gap

Contributed by Farah Najar Arevalo
Egypt’s hidden war on women : http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/Egypts-hidden-war-on-women-324582
Infographic: The Fiercest Women in Tech (and Why We Need More Like Them): http://blog.newrelic.com/2013/08/19/infographic-the-fiercest-women-in-tech-and-why-we-need-more-like-them/
Minority Women Entrepreneurs: Go-Getters Without Resources: http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2013/08/28/minority-women-entrepreneurs-go-getters-without-resources/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Let’s Do It Now: Honoring The Lives Of Transgender Women Of Color:
http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/lets-do-it-now-honoring-the-lives-of-transgender-women-of-color/discrimination/2013/08/27/74022
Women Scarce in the Top Posts of Los Angeles:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/05/us/in-los-angeles-few-women-in-top-posts.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
99 Ways to Respect Black Women:
http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/08/23/99-ways-to-respect-black-women/

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