News for Today

Contributed by Megan Bird

Marathon County to Receive Stop Violence Against Women Funding

http://www.wjjq.com/2013/12/26/marathon-county-to-receive-stop-violence-against-women-funding/

Champion of Women's Rights

http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/champion-of-women-s-rights-1-6328906

Therapy Used to Treat Vets with PTSD Helps Teen Rape Victims

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/making-raped-teens-relive-trauma-helps-recovery-study-says/2013/12/25/9a5cafb6-6cec-11e3-a523-fe73f0ff6b8d_story.html

Contributed by Farah Najar Arévalo    

Abortions fell in 2012 under law PP is set to quash http://elpais.com/elpais/2013/12/23/inenglish/1387802950_314072.html   

Tetiana Tchornovil, journaliste et militante ukrainienne, victime d'une attaque sauvage 

http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/848113/tetiana-tchornovil-journaliste-et-militante-ukrainienne-victime-dune-attaque-sauvage.html   http://www.businessinsider.com/malala-yousafzai-left-jon-stewart-speechless-2013-10 

Encuentra su camino http://www.reporteindigo.com/reporte/df/encuentra-su-camino   "¿Sabes qué es la mujer? El motor de la escoba" http://blogs.elpais.com/mujeres/2013/12/sabes-que-es-la-mujer-el-motor-de-la-escoba.html   

“Like a Bird with Broken Wings”: new report from Afghanistan: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/12/report-on-afghan-women-experiences-with-violence#sthash.FwYcircK.dpuf     

Empresa de modelos publica imagen de una Barbie de talla grande; redes sociales arremeten contra la ilustración:  

http://www.sinembargo.mx/26-12-2013/853787

Contributed by Parmeet Singh Nagi

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/Woman-raped-dumped-abducted-again-and-gang-raped-in-Karaikal/articleshow/27988890.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral

Contributed by Airhunmwunde, Matthew

Nigeria: Women Move Against Gender Based Violence http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270776.html

Tanzania: RC Calls for Unity in Fighting GBV http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270365.html

Zosia Mamet Hates Uncomfortable Clothes http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle-fashion/stylenews/zosia-mamet-394823.html?

Nigeria: Awoniyi's Wife Seeks Stiffer Penalty for Violence Against Women http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270746.html

Tanzania: Zanzibar Women Now Strive for Involvement in Decision-Making http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270413.html

Girls' brains reorganize earlier, may explain their faster maturity http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/270607.php

Egypt: Cairo Center for Development and Human Rights - Symposium About the Personal Status Law With Women Who Were Affected By It.http://allafrica.com/stories/201312260909.html

Higher mortality in postmenopausal women with RA and anti-CCP antibodies http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/270636.php

Uganda: Babe of the Week - Born-Again Musana Is the Face of Tororo http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270254.html

Brain connections may explain why girls mature faster http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/270538.php

Zimbabwe: Woman Knifes Hubby to Death Over Affair http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270679.html

Rwanda: Joy to Mothers Who Welcomed Christmas Day Baby Bundles http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270154.html

Nigeria: Female Farmers Demand Access to Inputs http://allafrica.com/stories/201312260690.html

Aerobic glycolysis is a cause of malignancy in breast cancer http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/270451.php

Uganda: Mummy's Boy - How Far Should Mom Go Before His Wife Is Out of the Door? http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270255.html

Nigeria: Rivers to Establish Skills Centre for Widows http://allafrica.com/stories/201312260686.html

Kenya: Stitch By Stitch, Refugee Women in Kenya Craft New Lives for Themselves http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270709.html

Rwanda: He Is Leaving for Good and I Think He's the One http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270192.html

Uganda: No Katogo At Serena http://allafrica.com/stories/201312270246.html