Saturday 31 August 2013

News for Today

Contributed by Stephany Armas
Afghan women biggest losers from war
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/54871

Enforced Disappearances: The Search for Justice Often Has a Woman's Face
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-tolbert/enforced-disappearances-t_b_3836762.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

To eliminate WMD we need to disarm patriarchy
http://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/rebecca-johnson/to-eliminate-wmd-we-need-to-disarm-patriarchy

Somalia: Rape and sexual violence a constant threat for displaced women http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/somalia-rape-and-sexual-violence-constant-threat-displaced-women-2013-08-30
Contributed by Megan BirdDomestic Violence: Men Are Victims Too
http://www.kristv.com/news/domestic-violence-men-are-victims-too/
Saudi Arabia Outlaws Domestic Violence
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/08/20138290272119559.html

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:
'The gender wage gap lie' (Slate):
'Australia is failing to live up to its responsibilities to protect women' (The Guardian):
'Somalia: Rape and sexual violence a constant threat for displaced women' (Amnesty):
'Women want to attend Mormon priesthood meeting in October' (The Salt Lake Tribune):
'Women in IT: 'If you want to be taken seriously, dress like a man' (The Register):
'Older women most likely to use sleeping pills' (Health 24):
'Brave heart women fight to ban man-camps, which bring rape and abuse' (Indian Country):
'From McQueen to Venus: Brave women' (The New York Times):
'Girls on film: How women were written out of film history' (The Week):
'Women as literal targets of misogyny' (PS Magazine):
'Police: 2 women gang raped by juveniles in Wilmington Park' (Philadelphia):
'Abortion video game a total disservice to women' (Life News):
'Hormone levels predict risk of diabetes in pregnant women' (CBS News):
'Former judge launches website to distribute free pepper spray to women in Mumbai' (DNA India):
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1881581/report-former-judge-launches-website-to-distribute-free-pepper-spray-to-women-in-mumbai

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra
In Sierra Leone, Sexual Offences Act, GBV Training Commence
http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_200523593.shtml
Goldman Sachs Banker Indicted On Rape Charges (US)
http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-banker-indicted-for-rape-2013-8
Iran foreign ministry appoints first spokeswoman - reports
http://www.trust.org/item/20130829165748-h2pbf/?source=hptop
Female midshipman faces cross-examination in U.S. Naval Academy rape case
http://www.trust.org/item/20130829110849-lw06q/?source=hptop
SC warns courts against showing leniency towards rape convicts (India)
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-27/india/41496721_1_sentence-top-court-leniency
UNHCR teams work to protect vulnerable displaced women in Pakistan
http://www.trust.org/item/20130827120843-8vece/?source=shtw



Contributed by Madhurima Malik
 How Women Drive Innovation and Growth
http://it4dev.tgdaily.com/rt_story/ict4d_v1/how-women-drive-innovation-and-growth/4d6a39387047336e356f48476e786f336358454e6e413d3d 
Botswana court to issue landmark judgement in Women's Rights Case http://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/2013/08/30/media-advisory-botswana-court-of-appeal-to-issue-landmark-judgment-in-womens-rights-case/ 
Raising money to ensure all women have access to abortion  http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-abortion-funds-20130826,0,572523.story 
The burden of being a girl http://awwproject.org/2013/08/the-burden-of-being-a-girl/ 

Contributed by Suyog Shelar
Fox News Contributor's 'Sexist' Comments on Women's Health Care Spark Outrage  http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/fox-s-sexist-comments-on-women-s-healthcare-spark-outrage-172914267.html [Senegal]
Ending female genital mutilation, one household at a time 
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/08/29/ending-female-genital-mutilation-one-household-time/ Turkish Women Point Out Pitfalls of Fertility Push 
http://womensenews.org/story/reproductive-health/130826/turkish-women-point-out-pitfalls-fertility-push#.UiEi-n-abvk
Honor the dream by honoring the women of the movement [U.S.] 
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/08/28/honor-the-dream-by-honoring-the-women-of-the-movement-u-s/
[India] RS approves bill to make divorce friendly for women 
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/08/27/rs-approves-bill-make-divorce-friendly-women/
[United States] Struggle for Women’s Rights and Civil Rights Linked 
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/08/26/struggle-womens-rights-civil-rights-linked/
[Stop] Child marriage campaigners in south Asia receive $23m cash injection  http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/08/23/stop-child-marriage-campaigners/ 

 

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