News for Today

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

Unfinished business: Women’s initiative pushes for equal workplace rights
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/17/unfinished-business-womens-initiative-pushes-for-equal-workplace-rights/#ixzz2fIuQUib0  
U.K. Feminists Tell Stores: 'Lose the Lads' Mags'
http://womensenews.org/story/media-stories/130913/uk-feminists-tell-stores-lose-the-lads-mags#.UjppptJi2Xk 

Contributed by Megan BirdCollege Investigates "Rape Chant" and Find Disturbing Information

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/University+says+pledged+anti+rape+counselling+education/8927539/story.html

Law Student Arrested for Rape

http://theadvocate.com/news/police/7093406-123/lsu-law-student-booked-on

Contributed by Tatiana Otto

Global Poverty, Women's Rights and Sexual Violence

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/505959/20130913/global-poverty-womens-rights-sex-violence.htm

India: Death Penalty will not end VAW

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/india-death-penalty-will-not-end-violence-against-women-2013-09-13

It is time to end Sexual Violence in Burma

http://www.dvb.no/analysis/time-to-end-sexual-violence-in-burma-myanmar-rape-women-rights/32559

Island women urged to speak out on VAW

http://www.capebretonpost.com/section/2013-09-17/article-3393087/Island-women-urged-to-speak-out-on-violence/1

Stressed women experience more violence

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/09/16/12/54/stressed-women-experience-more-violence

Marching against VAW

http://www.timminspress.com/2013/09/17/marching-against-violence-towards-women

VAW

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/13/violence-against-women-un_n_3919950.html

Cyber security debate to protect women from violence

http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/cyber-security-device-to-protect-women-from-violence-418843

Al Jazeera Feature on Women

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/09/20139101801745182.html

Domestic Violence: Men killing Women

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/sep/15/domestic-violence-men-killing-women

Contributed by Anvi Sood
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/hyderabad-girl-for-world-karate-meet/article5141806.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/sindhu-pawar-ajay-reach-second-round-of-japan-open/article5141565.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/asaram-bapu-case-complaint-lodged-against-jethmalani/article5141501.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/21-held-for-coercing-women-into-prostitution-in-china-taiwan/article5140803.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/two-found-guilty-of-raping-minor/article5138750.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/congos-humanitarian-heroine/article5138836.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/ratify-this-convention/article5138791.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/4083-still-missing-in-uttarakhand/article5139181.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/no-evidence-yet-cheating-case-haunts-this-manipuri-woman/article5139015.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/pucl-protests-jethmalanis-sickening-argument/article5138976.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/government-developing-safety-device-for-women-senior-citizens/article5139052.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/ladies-coup/article5139120.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/ram-leela-is-for-mom/article5139122.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/epics-are-holistic-depictions-of-life/article5139137.ece

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra

Where is 'red line' on rape in war? (Syria)

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/17/opinion/wolfe-red-line-on-rape/index.html?

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Sexting, Shame and Suicide (US)

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/sexting-shame-and-suicide-20130917

6 medical centres for sexual assault survivors on cards (India)

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-15/mumbai/42080213_1_sexual-abuse-cases-hospitals-bmc

First Step to Fixing Gender Bias in Business School: Admit the Problem (US)

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/09/first-step-to-making-a-school-friendlier-to-women-admit-theres-a-problem/279740/

Child Brides Caught in Conflict

http://blogs.cfr.org/development-channel/2013/09/16/child-brides-caught-in-conflict/

Women Still Earned 77 Cents On Men's Dollar In 2012: Report (US)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/gender-wage-gap_n_3941180.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

Justice for Washington rape victim 30 years after attack (UK)

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/justice-washington-rape-victim-more-6023502

Rehtaeh Parsons photo used in Facebook dating ad (Canada)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/rehtaeh-parsons-photo-used-in-facebook-dating-ad-1.1858376

The Inside Story Of The Feminists Who Fooled Us Into Thinking Playboy Cared About Consent (US)

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/09/17/2638361/feminists-hack-playboy/

A week after being allegedly raped, 12-year-old commits suicide in Jharkhand (India)

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/a-week-after-being-allegedly-raped-12-year-old-commits-suicide-in-jharkhand-420145

Contributed by Karol Arambula

'Celebrating the top women in banking but noting a lack' (Deal Book):

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/celebrating-the-top-women-in-banking-but-noting-a-lack/

'Portfolio details spell out Tony Abbott's role as women's minister' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/18/tony-abbott-womens-minister-portfolio

'Why women should skip Business School' (The New Yorker):

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2013/09/why-women-should-skip-business-school.html

'The social and legal arguments for allowing women to go topless in public' (The Atlantic):

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/09/the-social-and-legal-arguments-for-allowing-women-to-go-topless-in-public/279755/

'In the new, empowered India, women are less likely to be walked on and abused' (Forbes):

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/09/18/in-the-new-empowered-india-women-are-less-likely-to-be-walked-on-and-abused/

'Women are legally free to abort a baby because of its sex, says abortion charity head' (The Telegraph):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10316715/Women-are-legally-free-to-abort-a-baby-because-of-its-sex-says-abortion-charity-head.html

'Five women who should have been in Abbott's cabinet - and yes, on merit' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/18/women-abbott-cabinet

'New census bureau survey: women earn $11, 500 less than men annually' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/sep/17/median-wage-income-gap-women

'What I say to Miss America, and anyone who still thinks women;s beauty is only bikini-deep' (Policymic):

http://www.policymic.com/articles/63869/what-i-say-to-miss-america-and-anyone-who-still-thinks-women-s-beauty-is-only-bikini-deep

'25 Women, one message: well done' (Lowellsun):

http://www.lowellsun.com/news/ci_24120258/25-women-one-message-well-done

'Why pregnant women are obsessed with tidying and nesting: It's all to do with their inner cavewoman' (The Daily Mail):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2423557/Why-pregnant-women-obsessed-tidying-nesting-Its-inner-cavewoman.html

'Women with breast cancer may overestimate secondary risks' (Reuters):

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/16/us-women-breast-idUSBRE98F0YE20130916

'UN 'failing' women with poverty eradication targets' (Euractiv):

http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-un-development-goa/un-failing-women-poverty-eradica-news-530504