News for Today

'India outrage after woman politician blames women for rape' (BBC):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25940583

'Obama to put women's issues 'front and center' in address' (CNN):

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/28/obama-to-put-womens-issues-front-and-center-in-address/

'The 2014 power women of Davos' (Forbes):

http://www.forbes.com/sites/moiraforbes/2014/01/29/the-2014-power-women-of-davos/

'Obama: Women deserve equal pay for equal work' (Bloomberg):

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/obama-women-deserve-equal-pay-for-equal-work-8wTMPDMURp6Gd54HJz4qBQ.html

Contributed by Karol Arambula

'Republicans to women. It's not you. It's us. Honest' (Bloomberg):

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-28/republicans-to-women-it-s-not-you-it-s-us-honest-.html

'One in four Irish women don't want partners to touch some of their parts' (Independent):

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/one-in-four-irish-women-dont-want-partners-to-touch-some-of-their-parts-29961040.html

'Obama: When women succeed, America succeeds' (WSJ):

http://live.wsj.com/video/obama-when-women-succeed-america-succeeds/BD31D0D7-29F8-4957-860A-E23D2BCAE279.html#!BD31D0D7-29F8-4957-860A-E23D2BCAE279

'Peace talks on S. Sudan, Syria: Where are the women?' (CS Monitor):

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2014/0129/Peace-talks-on-S.-Sudan-Syria-Where-are-the-women

'Sex divide: Single women in New York will soon be paying more for long-term care insurance' (NY Daily News):

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/sex-divide-single-women-new-york-paying-long-term-care-insurance-article-1.1595147

'Pregnant women are doing it wrong' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/jan/28/pregnant-women-are-doing-it-wrong

'Fertility 101: Study shows many women confused about reproductive health' (Fox News):

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/01/27/fertility-101-study-shows-many-women-confused-about-reproductive-health/

'Equality for women at Afghanistan's officer academy' (BBC):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25763312

'Rand Paul: "If there was a War on Women, I think they won"' (Real Clear Politics):

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/01/26/rand_paul_if_there_was_a_war_on_women_i_think_they_won.html

'Loose Women - can daytime TV cope with me?' (The Telegraph):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10599409/Loose-Women-can-daytime-TV-cope-with-me.html

'Many women still believe baby-making myths' (Freep):

http://www.freep.com/article/20140128/FEATURES01/301280068/Many-women-still-believe-baby-making-myths

'The unbelievable idiocy of the War on Women' (National Review):

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/369600/unbelievable-idiocy-war-women-rich-lowry

'Most women would 'knock down friends' to get to the top' (The Telegraph):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-business/10599775/Most-women-would-knock-down-friends-to-get-to-the-top.html

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

Video: Syrian Woman Recalls Horror of Homs  

http://womensenews.org/story/abortion/140123/france-confirms-abortion-right-spain-pulls-back#.UuiFO9K6YdU  France Confirms Abortion Right as Spain Pulls Back  

http://womensenews.org/story/abortion/140123/france-confirms-abortion-right-spain-pulls-back#.UuiFjNK6YdU

Contributed by C Vikram Simhan

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/vishakhapatnam-widow-gangraped-by-thieves-posing-as-cops/1/340584.html

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ncw-raps-asha-mirje-over-nirbhaya-comment-seeks-explanation-in-7-days/1/340518.html