News for Today

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

[United States] Why Jill Abramson Was Fired

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/05/16/why-jill-abramson-fired/

UN’s first female force commander talks peacekeeping and why she’s not taking her Harley to Cyprus

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/05/19/uns-first-female-force-commander-talks-peacekeeping-why-shes-not-taking-her-harley-cyprus/

The heroic women of Nigeria are standing up to Boko Haram

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/05/15/heroic-women-nigeria-standing-up-boko-haram/

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:

'Black Magic Women' (El Diario):

http://www.eldiario.es/cultura/musica/negras-pioneras_0_261774506.html

'Journalist: Women's killings kept quiet while Peña Nieto was Mexican governor' (La Prensa):

http://www.laprensasa.com/309_america-in-english/2543938_journalist-women-s-killings-kept-quiet-while-pena-nieto-was-mexican-governor.html

'Building peace in Africa? Give power to women' (CNN):

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/19/world/africa/building-peace-africa-give-power-women/?hpt=hp_mid

'Buying sex toys doesn't make a woman 'lady crazy'. It makes you totally normal' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/20/buying-sex-toys-prescription-georgia-normal

'Why women are not going to stop being pushy' (Mother Jones):

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/feminism-past-future-progress-womens-rights

'A surprising map of where men outnumber women online - and where they don't' (Washington Post):

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/05/20/a-surprising-map-of-where-men-outnumber-women-online-and-where-they-dont/

'13 Times hip-hop taught men to respect women' (Policymic):

http://www.policymic.com/articles/89595/13-times-hip-hop-taught-men-to-respect-women

'Women CEOs: Higher profile, higher risk' (The Huffington Post):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sylvia-ann-hewlett/women-ceos-higher-profile_b_5353957.html