News for Today

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:

'The Washington Post Misused Data on Violence Against Women' (Five Thirty Eight):

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-washington-post-misused-the-data-on-violence-against-women/

'Women who have 15 or more moles on one arm may have risk of breast cancer' (The Daily Mail):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2654184/Women-lots-moles-higher-risk-breast-cancer.html

'Doctors don't know what women want to know about birth control' (WJCT):

http://news.wjct.org/post/doctors-dont-know-what-women-want-know-about-birth-control

'Treaty entreaty: How political leaders could get women's attention and support this fall' (AL):

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/06/how_our_political_leaders_coul.html

'Violence against women: By the numbers' (CNN):

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/world/violence-against-women-by-the-numbers/

'Jobless pregnant women face same wait for income support as under-30s' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/11/jobless-pregnant-women-face-same-wait-for-income-support-as-under-30s

'Mob sex assaults on women overshadow Egyptian inauguration' (CNN):

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/09/world/egypt-mob-attacks-women/?hpt=hp_t2

Contributed by Suyog Shelar:

Transgender Women Face Highest Risk of Violence

http://womensenews.org/story/lesbian-and-transgender/140611/transgender-women-face-highest-risk-violence#.U5kwQdKSyAo

Lack of sustainable engergy is harder on women

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/06/10/lack-sustainable-engergy-harder-women/

Leniency in rape laws depends on vote in Mozambique, Africa

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/06/12/leniency-rape-laws-mozambique/

America’s Underground Female Genital Mutilation Crisis

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/06/12/americas-underground-female-genital-mutilation-crisis/

Head of UN Women advocates for reparations for victims of war-time rape

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/06/12/head-un-women-advocates-reparations-victims-war-time-rape/