News for Today

Contributed by William KinTanzania: Gender Based Violence, HIV/Aids On Decline in 12 Villages  http://allafrica.com/stories/201309270251.html
Angola: Supporting Angola's Transition to Shared Prosperity 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309270012.html
Africa: Conservation NGO and Architectural Firm Re-Envision the Education Paradigm in Africa 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309261539.html
West Africa: ECOWAS Discusses Gender in Police 
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309261395.html

Contributed by Parmeet NagiProsecutors weigh appeal of 30-day rape sentence in Montana
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/28/justice/montana-teacher-rape-sentence/index.html

Contributed by Suyog Shelar
Where are the women scientists and engineers?
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/09/20/where-women-scientists-engineers/  Dangers to Female Journalists Get Added Up
http://womensenews.org/story/media-stories/130924/dangers-female-journalists-get-added 
Mideast and Africa Still Holdouts on Women's Rights
http://www.globalissues.org/news/2013/09/25/17531
Peru drugs arrest: British women plead GUILTY to trying to smuggle cocaine worth £1.5m out of country 
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/peru-drugs-arrest-british-women-2298069  
Pregnant Volunteers Aid India's Fetal Sex Law
http://womensenews.org/story/abortion/130925/pregnant-volunteers-aid-indias-fetal-sex-law#.UkUAjtJi2Xk 
Congo’s Superhero Moms
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/09/26/congos-superhero-moms/

Contributed by Norhana KamidContributed by Norhana Kamid Slavery is banned in Nepal. But hidden behind the walls of city homes, some still keep young girls as slaves called kamlaris |http://aje.me/1avqSMr
Feature: A ground-breaking report lifts the lid on a major taboo among minorities in the UK and exposes how authorities are failing one of the most vulnerable sectors of society: Asian and Muslim girls.
http://aje.me/1avbjnW

Contributed by: Farah Najar ArevaloAIB365: It's Your Fault:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hC0Ng_ajpY
28 DE SEPTIEMBRE: EL ABORTO, DERECHO HUMANO DE LAS MUJERES : http://www.mugarikgabe.org/index.php/es/novedades/equidad-de-genero-novedades/403-28-de-septiembre-el-aborto-derecho-humano-de-las-mujeres?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Las prostitutas de la dictadura de Brasil se rebelan:
http://blogs.elpais.com/vientos-de-brasil/2013/09/las-prostitutas-de-la-dictadura-de-brasil-se-rebelan-.html
Confesiones a Alá de una mujer árabe, pobre y oprimida:
http://blogs.elpais.com/miradas-arabes/2013/09/confesiones-a-ala-mujer-arabe-pobre-oprimida.html
Pussy Riot Member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Transferred To Prison Hospital On 5th Day Of Hunger Strike:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/pussy-riot-hunger-strike-hospital_n_4004043.html
Miss Philippines is Miss World; Muslim hardliners fume: http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/SouthAsia/Miss-Philippines-is-Miss-World-Muslim-hardliners-fume/Article1-1128459.aspx

Contributed by Agata Blanco CompostelaMarissa Alexander, Woman Sentenced To 20 Years For Firing Warning Shot, Gets New Trial
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/26/marissa-alexander-new-trial_n_3995869.html
Taking Control: Indigenous in Canada Compile Own Database on Missing and Murdered Women
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/09/25/taking-control-canadas-aboriginals-compile-own-database-missing-and-murdered-women-151417

Contributed by Megan BirdWhy Alaska has Such a High Rape Rate
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-does-alaska-have-such-a-high-rate-rape-2013-9
Clinton Foundation's Battle for Gender Equality
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2013/09/25/clinton-global-initiative-chelsea-clintons-feminist-imperative-the-battle-for-gender-equality/