Tuesday 6 August 2013

News for Today

Contributed by Aysha Malik
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?_r=0
  Why Working Women In China Are Taking Extreme Measures To Look Young
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/05/working-women-china-plastic-surgery_n_3707821.html
  Men and Women Share Tournament, but Not Main Stage
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/05/sports/tennis/men-and-women-share-tournament-but-not-main-stage.html
  Women's colleges are still vital
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-womens-colleges-20130805,0,4762384.story
  How Women Can Protect Themselves During A Divorce
http://www.boldsky.com/relationship/marriage-and-beyond/2013/how-women-can-protect-themselves-during-divorce-034598.html
  It’s Time For Black Women To Say, ‘Hell No!'
http://politic365.com/2013/08/05/its-time-for-black-women-to-say-hell-no/
  Women to storm construction sector
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/women-to-storm-construction-sector/article4989103.ece
 Empowering enterprising women in Asia :ADB
http://www.indiainfoline.com/Research/Articles/Empowering-enterprising-women-in-Asia-ADB/45161039
 
Contributed by Tahira SiddiquiDomestic Violence: 3 injured in acid attack over marital dispute
http://tribune.com.pk/story/577818/domestic-violence-three-injured-in-acid-attack-over-marital-dispute/
Pakistan women unseen, unheard and targeted
http://www.eurasiareview.com/15072013-pakistan-women-unseen-unheard-and-targeted-analysis/
11-year-old set on fire for resisting rape, dies in Kolkata
14-year-old gang raped and dumped at hospital in Rajasthan
Contributed by Mina KarimIllegal Injections Kill U.S. Women
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/05/illegal-buttocks-injections-kill-maim-us-women/2618887/

50 Cent, American Raper, Pleads Not Guilt to Domestic Violence Charges
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/50-cent-face-domestic-violence-charges-alleged-attack-ex-girlfriend-article-1.1417663

Mind of a Monster
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/52648253#52648253

Ariel Castro: Classic Batterer
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/Domestic-violence-expert-calls-kidnapper-Ariel-Castro-a-classic-batterer

Women From Rwanda and Afghanistan Learn To Expand Business
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/30/5042346/women-from-rwanda-and-afghanistan.html

Anti-Gay Violence in Haiti Draws International Outrage
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/anti-gay-violence-in-haiti-draws-international-outrage

Focus On Indigenous People's Rights in Brazil
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/focus-indigenous-peoples-rights-and-police-violence-brazil-2013-08-05

New York Data Shows Rise in DV
http://chroniclenewspaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130805/NEWS01/130809961/NY-data-show-uptick-in-2012-domestic-violence
Contributed by Sabrina SinghAugust 5: Asia Times Online: "Nepali But Not In The Eyes of Nepal" (trafficked Nepali women who return home do not have official documents to prove their citizenship)
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/SOU-02-050813.html

August 3: My Republica: "Women to Protest for 33% Representation" (Women are launching a series of protests to demand 33% representation in the next Constitution Assembly)
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=58910

August 2: My Republica: "Female Drug Peddlers on the Rise in Lumbini Zone"
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=58727

July 31: The Huffington Post: "How One Girl's Education Took Her to the Top of the World and Beyond"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-horansky/how-one-girls-education-t_b_3678473.html

July 31: Zee News: "Number of child labour in Nepal drops to 1.6 million: UNICEF"
http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/number-of-child-labour-in-nepal-drops-to-1-6-million-unicef_865840.html

July 28: Daily Mail: "Taking on the tiger poachers: How the WWF is helping Nepalese women to give the big cats their future back"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2371726/How-WWF-helping-Nepalese-women-endangered-big-cats-future-back.html

July 25: Kantipur: "Lured By Dreams, Nepali Women Land in Africa Dance Bars"
http://www.ekantipur.com/2013/07/25/editors-pick/lured-by-dreams-nepali-women-land-in-africa-dance-bars/375309.html
Contributed by Megan BirdTown Teams Up to End Domestic Abuse
Tawana Brawley Starts Paying Man She Falsey Accused of Rape
Twitter Adds Rules to Better Combat Rape Threats, Other Abusive Talk
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/twitter-adds-rules-better-combat-rape-threats-other-abusive-talk-6C10843048

Contributed by William Kin
South Africa: SA Women to 'Relive 1956 Protest March
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308051673.html

Nigeria: WILAT President Tasks NPA On Women Workforce
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308051587.html

Gambia: Stakeholders Validate Draft Report On AU Solemn Declaration
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308051551.html

Liberia: Justice SGBV Unit Reviewed in-Camera Trial Procedure
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308051540.html

Liberia: FGM Still Being Practiced in Liberia
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308051537.html


Zimbabwe: Hookers and Cops Play a Cat-and-Mouse
http://allafrica.com/stories/201308051436.html

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