News for Today

Contributed by Karol Arámbula

'Nine women report prolonged abuse by Iranian man they lived with in Marbella' (El País):

http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/05/07/inenglish/1399457939_756739.html

'More older women becoming first-time moms' (CBS News):

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-births-to-older-women-are-on-the-rise-in-us-cdc-reports/

'To the women who dread mother's day' (The Huffington Post):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-adam-smith/dread-mothers-day_b_5296940.html

'Meet the female Palestinian racers empowering women in the Middle East' (Jalopnik):

http://jalopnik.com/meet-the-female-palestinian-racers-empowering-women-in-1571953482

'Inactivity 'dominant influence' on women's heart risk' (BBC):

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27308066

'Women won't be silenced over River Island's 'Anti Nag Gag' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/womens-blog/2014/may/09/women-wont-be-silenced-river-island-anti-nag-gag-twitter-storm-sexism

'Can abortion be a "positive" experience' (Slate):

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/05/08/emily_letts_filmed_her_abortion_to_inspire_women_but_can_the_procedure_really.html

'The women of New York's City Hall' (The New York Times):

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/nyregion/the-women-of-new-yorks-city-hall.html?_r=0

'Women set to get green light for combat roles in the British army' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/08/women-set-for-combat-roles-in-british-army

'Rethoric about women's issues outpaces political progress' (The New York Times):

http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/09/rhetoric-about-womens-issues-outpaces-political-progress/