News for Today

Contributed by Karol Arambula

'Iraqi women lament costs of U.S. invasion' (NBC News):

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/12/21419232-iraqi-women-lament-costs-of-us-invasion?lite

'Women fare worse in Egypt than in any Arab state: survey' (NPR):

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/12/244792434/women-fare-worse-in-egypt-than-any-arab-state-survey

'Glass ceiling: Why women aren't coaching men's D-I hoops' (USA Today):

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/11/12/women-coaching-men-bernadette-locke-mattox-stephanie-ready/3006139/

'Estrogen: for men and women, balm for the brain´ (LA Times):

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-estrogen-memory-stress-20131111,0,6222553.story#axzz2kUf1Xywg

'Analysis: Arab Spring nations backtrack on women's rights, poll says' (Reuters):

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/12/us-arab-women-spring-analysis-idUSBRE9AB00O20131112

'5 women arrested under Senegal's anti-gay law' (ABC News):

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/women-arrested-senegals-anti-gay-law-20861534

Contributed by Agata Blanco CompostelaArab Women Plan a Regional Network for Security
http://womensenews.org/story/peace/131112/arab-women-plan-regional-network-security#.UoO_jeKgv5M
Syrian Women Exit Jordan in Search of Missing Men
http://womensenews.org/story/war/131110/syrian-women-exit-jordan-in-search-missing-men#.UoPBdeKgv5M 
Middle East Women Mean Business
http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/11/middle-east-women-mean-business/

Contributed by Ana Maria GuerraKenyan women to fight bill denying them property rights in divorce

http://www.trust.org/item/20131113164113-e6i3l/?source=hptop

Hard evidence: is there still a gender bias in journalism? (UK)

http://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-is-there-still-a-gender-bias-in-journalism-19789

Rabbi says women shouldn’t drive (Israel)

http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=746948

New UK funding to help protect women and girls in emergencies

http://www.trust.org/item/20131113121039-x6cnj/?source=hptop

Egypt: Sexual Harassment in Egypt Linked to Wider Violence - Interview

http://allafrica.com/stories/201311130626.html

By trivialising the word 'rape', we endanger all women. Ranjit Sinha should know that (India)

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/13/trivialising-rape-endangers-women-ranjit-sinha

India top cop’s remark on "enjoy" rape sparks outrage

http://www.trust.org/item/20131113114045-asn5t/?source=dpagehead

Tanzania: Awareness On Gender Rights Increasing in Zanzibar

http://allafrica.com/stories/201311130185.html

African Union head calls for end to child marriage

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/nov/13/african-union-end-child-marriage

The Restaurant World Is (Still) Sexist

http://www.vice.com/read/the-restaurant-world-is-still-sexist?utm_content=buffer64a9d&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

Contributed by Megan Bird
Panel Addresses Domestic Abuse Among Blacks

http://wschronicle.com/2013/11/panel-addresses-domestic-violence-among-blacks/

College to Offer Faculty Sexual Assault Training

http://www.itemonline.com/local/x1528987755/College-to-offer-faculty-sexual-assault-training-on-campus

Soccer Coach Gets Jail for Raping Unconscious Girl, 16, at Party

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-soccer-coach-jail-rape-teen-player-20131113,0,934637.story#axzz2ka2zLSrB

Hungarian Domestic Violence in Spotlight After MP Admits to Beating Wife

http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2013/11/13/hungarian-domestic-violence-in-the-spotlight-after-mp-admits-beating-wife/