News for Today

Contributed by Agata Blanco Compostela

Syria: Growing violence on women and girls. http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/news/pid/14831 

ILO signs agreement with SIDA on project to enhance women’s employment in Turkey  

http://www.ilo.org/pardev/news/WCMS_220236/lang--en/index.htm  

Myanmar Garment Factory Tries to Mend Trafficking   http://womensenews.org/story/prostitution-and-trafficking/130827/myanmar-garment-factory-tries-mend-trafficking#.Uh82RIH7V8o 

UNFPA Alarmed over Impact of Growing Violence in Syria on Women and Girls

http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/news/pid/14831#sthash.u0WT4acQ.dpuf

Contributed by William Kin

Ghana: Deputy Minister Receives Royal Virgins Club http://allafrica.com/stories/201308271019.html  

South Africa: Public Should Support Policies That Reduce Inequality http://allafrica.com/stories/201308270977.html  

Egypt: In Light of the Constitution and the Roadmap the Future of Women's Political Participation 

http://allafrica.com/stories/201308270953.html  

Egypt: In Light of the Constitution and the Roadmap the Future of Women's Political Participation http://allafrica.com/stories/201308270953.html  

Nigeria: Ulasi - the Last Woman Standing http://allafrica.com/stories/201308270390.html  

South Africa: The DTI Calls for Economic Emancipation for Women http://allafrica.com/stories/201308270351.html  

South Africa: MEC Cronjé Dishes Out Financial Advice At Elandskop 

http://allafrica.com/stories/201308270345.html Tanzania: TAMWA Screens Gender Issues in Constitutional Draft http://allafrica.com/stories/201308270302.html

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra

Performing Manhood In Modern Egypt

http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/08/27/live-and-die-like-a-man-marital-dynamics-in-modern-egypt.html

A+ In Rape Culture: Inside Forbes' Top 25 Public Colleges (US)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sofie-karasek/a-in-rape-culture-inside-_b_3793004.html

Joven que fue condenada por un aborto espontáneo quedó libre (Mexico)

http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/elmundo/joven-fue-condenada-un-aborto-espontaneo-quedo-libre-articulo-442810

Sierra Leone: Increase in Domestic Violence - Human Rights Report Reveals

http://allafrica.com/stories/201308281060.html

Son of Chinese general faces rape trial; raises anger over top families

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/us-china-trial-idUSBRE97Q10G20130827

Montana judge apologizes for comments in teen's rape (US)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEACHER_RAPE_CASE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Shortage of female security forces could keep Afghan women from vote

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/28/uk-afghanistan-women-idUKBRE97R0IL20130828

See The Ad For The Standard Hotel Accused Of Trivializing Violence Against Women (US)

http://www.businessinsider.com/ad-for-the-standard-hotel-accused-of-normalizing-violence-against-women-2013-8

Infographic: India's rape epidemic

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201308282213-0023014

Feminism's Sticky Fast-Food Floor (US)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/08/29/forget-the-glass-ceiling-fast-food-has-a-sticky-floor-for-low-wage-female-workers.html

Contributed by Danqing

Son of famed PLA singer denies gang rape charges

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1300046/generals-son-li-tianyi-goes-trial-gang-rape

Yet another gang rape: What has gone wrong with India?

http://www.arabnews.com/news/462823

Female midshipman faces cross-examination in U.S. Naval Academy rape case 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-military-sexualassault-20130827,0,3784040.story

Shortage of female security forces could keep Afghan women from vote

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/28/uk-afghanistan-women-idUKBRE97R0IL20130828

Female Astronauts Face Discrimination from Space Radiation Concerns, Astronauts Say

http://www.space.com/22252-women-astronauts-radiation-risk.html

First Person: AF Academy's First Female Leader

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2013/08/28/2712157/

Contributed by Parmeet Nagi

Mumbai gangrape victim walks out of hospital with her face uncovered and head held high
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mumbai-gangrape-photojournalist-gangrape-mumbai-shakti-mill-compound/1/304370.html

Contributed by Anvi Sood

The other is a BBC documentary based on the condition of women in India. I hope it is good. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Zvwje3c50

Contributed by Charmaine Peart

Husband charged in Miramar woman's shooting death

http://touch.sun-sentinel.com/#story/fl-miramar-shooting-charges-20130825/

Woman Pushed Off Highway, Stabbed to Death by Cabbie: Police

http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/BL-METROB-18327

Police: Son stabs mother to death in Marin City; son shot by officers in San Francisco

http://www.marinij.com/crimebeat/ci_23934615/woman-stabbed-death-marin-city-suspect-shot-by

Lamesa woman recounts being stabbed 18 times in front of her son

http://m.kcbd.com/autojuice?targetUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.kcbd.com%2fstory%2f23247885%2flamesa-woman-speaks-out-after-surviving-18-stab-wounds 

Rape is about power, not sex

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/29/rape-about-power-not-sex

TEEN CHARGED IN RAPE OF 93-YEAR-OLD WOMAN – AND POLICE HAVE ALREADY FOUND HIS DNA ON VICTIM

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/27/teen-suspected-of-raping-93-year-old-woman-in-her-home-and-police-have-already-found-his-dna-on-victim/

Judge apologizes for teen rape remarks, not sentence

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/28/teacher-rape-montana/2722817/

Woman attacked, raped by two men in downtown Clarksville

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130829/NEWS03/130829015/Woman-attacked-raped-by-two-men-downtown-Clarksville

15-year-old who raped, robbed woman near John Ball Park will spend 17 to 59 years in prison

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/08/15-year-old_who_raped_and_robb.html

Female midshipman grilled in U.S. Naval Academy rape case

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE97S03020130829?irpc=932

Police investigate woman's rape near gay club as hate crime

http://m.wftv.com/news/news/local/police-woman-raped-while-walking-home-orlando-nigh/nZcmq/