News for Today

Contributed by Suyog Shelar
Will Helen Clark be the first woman to run the UN?
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/01/30/will-helen-clark-be-the-first-woman-to-run-the-un/
Shock Over Black Woman in Yoga Class Stirs Outrage  http://womensenews.org/story/athleticssports/140130/shock-over-black-woman-in-yoga-class-stirs-outrage#.Uusl_tKSwoc

Contributed by Karol Arambula

'Mad men, working women, and fair pay' (The White House):

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/01/30/mad-men-working-women-and-fair-pay

'El Salvador elections: Putting women's rights on the agenda' (AlJazeera):

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/01/el-salvador-elections-putting-wo-20141288499915469.html

'Two women charged with torturing sexually assaulting woman' (The Baltimore Sun):

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-01-30/news/bal-two-women-charged-with-torturing-sexually-assaulting-woman-20140130_1_23-year-old-woman-duct-tape-third-woman

'Saudi women who work as debt collectors' (Gulf News):

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-arabia/saudi-women-who-work-as-debt-collectors-1.1284583

'Canada: Violence against indigenous women' (Human Rights Watch):

http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/01/31/canada-violence-against-indigenous-women

'Women, it's time to age disgracefully' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/30/women-its-time-to-age-disgracefully

'Actions not words will empower Africa's women scientists' (SCIDEV):

http://www.scidev.net/global/gender/opinion/action-not-words-will-empower-africa-s-women-scientists.html