News for Today

Contributed by Charmaine Peart 

Smartphone app aids victims of sexual assault

http://www.army.mil/article/125731/Smartphone_app_aids_victims_of_sexual_assault/ 

Harvard, Dartmouth, Princeton: Why Are So Many Elite Schools Being Investigated for Mishandling Sexual Assault? 

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

Pentagon Study Finds 50% Increase in Reports of Military Sexual Assaults

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/us/military-sex-assault-report.html?_r=0 

Tribal College Stands Against Sexual And Domestic Assault

http://www.kfyrtv.com/story/25342042/tribal-college-stands-against-sexual-and-domestic-assault 

Facing up to violence against women with disabilities

http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/take-action/facing-up-to-violence-against-women-with-disabilities-20140514-389uf.html

Q&A With Rep. Schakowsky: Boko Haram's Violence Against Women Must Be Stopped

http://www.voanews.com/content/qa-with-jan-schakowsky-democratic-congresswoman-from-illinois-boko-harams-violence-against-women-must-be-stopped/1913128.html

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:

'Why women in relationships turn a blind eye to attractive men' (TIME):

http://time.com/98040/women-relationships-negative-qualities-men/

'Women in technology: no progress on inequality for 10 years' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/14/women-technology-inequality-10-years-female

'Women get interrupted more - even by other women' (New Republic):

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117757/gender-language-differences-women-get-interrupted-more

'This is the real face of Iranian women' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/14/real-face-hijab-iranian-women-facebook

'Female plumber can't find enough women to hire' (The Globe and Mail):

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/14/real-face-hijab-iranian-women-facebook

'Where are all the Republican women?' (MSNBC):

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/the-great-gop-fail-women

'Indian audiences embracing women-centric films' (Variety):

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/indian-audiences-embracing-women-centric-films-1201180875/

'Why many retired women live in poverty? (CNN Money):

http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/13/retirement/retirement-women/

'Women can abuse women too' (The Independent):

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/women-can-abuse-women-too-9367673.html

'Add women and stir politics?' No, thank you (The Star):

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/05/14/add_women_and_stir_politics_no_thank_you.html

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

An Idea for Female Donors: Social-Impact Investing

http://womensenews.org/story/commentary/140513/idea-female-donors-social-impact-investing#.U3RWV9KSwoc

Latin America’s LGBTI Movement Celebrates Triumphs, Sets New Goals

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/05/13/latin-americas-lgbti-movement-celebrates-triumphs-sets-new-goals/

International film festival empowers women in Turkey

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/05/14/international-film-festival-empowers-women-turkey/