News for Today

Contributed by Megan Bird

Women Find Their Voice, Take Firm Stand Against Violence

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/women-find-their-voice-take-firm-stand-against-violence/articleshow/28165064.cms

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Women's Rights in 2013

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-sanger/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-womens-rights-in-2013_b_4519800.html

Putting Women at Global Decision Making Table Requires Action!

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/12/30/women-decision-making-table-action/

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

Syrian Women in Jordan Face Economics of Survival  http://womensenews.org/story/war/131229/syrian-women-in-jordan-face-economics-survival  Ariel Castro Neighbor Admits to Raping Children, Killing Women  http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-pleads-guilty-cleveland-cold-case-murders-21373044