News for Today

Contributed by Maria Evangelidou

Capturing the truth in photojournalism one woman stands out

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/11/06/truth-photojournalism-woman/

Bank Crash Hits Women Harder

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/11/bank-crash-hits-women-harder/

Sudan worst in Africa with legal marriage at age 10

http://www.trust.org/item/20131118080551-ikgwx/?source=hptop

Ethiopia and Angola double number of girls in school in 10 years

http://www.trust.org/item/20131117183905-ueksn/?source=hptop

Tawakkol Karman, First Arab Woman Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Gives Away Her $500,000 Award

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/11/12/tawakkol-karman-first-arab-woman-nobel-peace-prize-winner-gives-away-her-500000-award/

Cairo Women Bring Men Back on the Rails

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/11/cairo-women-bring-men-back-on-the-rails/

Contributed by Megan BirdNew York is not just the "cradle" for human rights, it's the torch

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/louise-bernikow/new-york-is-not-just-the-_b_4296460.html

Sexual Assault Survivors Services Being Provided to Residents

http://www.perrydaily.com/community/article_abd68453-356f-584e-a819-dbf99f646066.html

Wife of Turkey Foreign Minister Says Women's Rights Improving

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/11/turkey-foreign-minister-wife-human-rights.html

Contributed by Agata Blanco CompostelaUS Leaders Speak Out on Role of Women in Afghanistan’s Transition http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2013/11/18/us-leaders-speak-out-on-role-of-women-in-afghanistans-transition/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FeministDailyNews+%28Feminist+Daily+News%29  Google and Microsoft agree measures to block [child] abuse images http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/11/18/google-microsoft-agree-measures-block-child-abuse-images/

Contributed by Farah Najar Arévalo    
Reasons to be proud of Raising Her Voice, an evaluator writes to Oxfam:  http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/blog/2013/11/reasons-to-be-proud-of-raising-her-voice?cid=scm_LI_PandP_BAU#!    
Españoles protestan en las calles contra ley del aborto; Femen intenta boicotear manifestación:
http://www.sinembargo.mx/17-11-2013/817863   
Etats-Unis: la mort d’une jeune noire tuée à Detroit par un blanc rappelle l’affaire Trayvon Martin: 
http://www.rfi.fr/ameriques/20131117-etats-unis-mort-une-jeune-noire-tuee-detroit-blanc-rappelle-affaire-trayvon-marti       
Women religious leaders on campus reflect on role of women in the chaplaincy:  http://www.jacobpassy.com/2012/10/15/women-religious-leaders-on-campus-reflect-on-role-of-women-in-the-chaplaincy/    
Winners of SEED Gender Equality Awards 2013 announced 
http://www.unido.org/news/press/winners-announced.html?tx_ttnews[year]=2013&tx_ttnews[month]=10&tx_ttnews[day]=31&cHash=f05720de359f8fed69cd3ced4d8b76d3    
Tipifican el feminicidio como delito grave en Quintana Roo: 
http://sipse.com/novedades/feminicidio-ya-es-delito-grave-en-quintana-roo-61472.html

Contributed by Ana Maria GuerraResponders Learn to Spot Signs of Strangulation (US)http://womensenews.org/story/domestic-violence/051219/responders-learn-spot-signs-strangulation
Marches against rape culture just the beginning (New Zealand)

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbnat/2052031190-marches-against-rape-culture-just-the-beginning

Title IX Network Takes Colleges to Task for Mishandling Rape Reports (US)

http://jezebel.com/title-ix-network-takes-colleges-to-task-for-mishandling-1465133891?utm_campaign=socialfow_jezebel_twitter&utm_source=jezebel_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

India launches first bank exclusively for women

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/19/india-women-bank-bmb-idINDEE9AI0C020131119

German parties agree to introduce quota for women on boards

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/german-parties-agree-to-introduce-quota-for-women-on-boards.aspx?pageID=238&nID=58095&NewsCatID=351

Army PR push: ‘Average-looking women’ (US)

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/army-pr-push-average-looking-women-100065.html

Violence against women and children can no longer be tolerated, say UN Women, UNICEF, Nandita Das and activists (India)

http://www.unwomensouthasia.org/2013/end-violence-against-women-and-children-say-un-women-unicef-and-womens-rights-activists/

What George Zimmerman’s Story Can Teach Us About Domestic Abusers (US)

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/11/19/2966281/zimmerman-domestic-violence/

After Judge Gives Rapist Probation, Alabama Rape Crisis Center Pushes to Change Law (US)

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/11/after-judge-gives-rapist-probation-alabama-rape-crisis-pushes-to-change-law

How We Teach Our Kids That Women Are Liars

http://www.rolereboot.org/culture-and-politics/details/2013-11-how-we-teach-our-kids-that-women-are-liars#.UouJM04zO2k.twitter