News for Today

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra
Egypt’s Security Forces Once Again Using Virginity Tests On Female Detainees

http://www.buzzfeed.com/sheerafrenkel/egypts-security-forces-once-again-using-virginity-tests-agai?utm_content=buffer3f240&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

When Emily Was Sold For Sex (US)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/opinion/kristof-when-emily-was-sold-for-sex.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

Afghan Women Rally to Block Law

http://www.madre.org/blog/?p=4234

South Dakota Bill Threatens Abortion Providers With Life In Prison (US)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/13/south-dakota-abortion-bil_0_n_4781652.html

TED Talks Don’t Cover Abortion Because They Say It Doesn’t Count As A Human Rights Issue

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/02/13/3289231/ted-talks-abortion-human-rights/

Syrian Refugees Fuel Underage Marriage in Jordan

http://womensenews.org/story/war/140212/syrian-refugees-fuel-underage-marriage-in-jordan

UN report says progress for women is unequal

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/world/un-report-says-progress-for-women-is-unequal.html?_r=0

Spanish parliament fails to undo abortion law

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/02/spanish-parliament-fails-undo-abortion-law-2014212124351100326.html

Facebook moves beyond 'male' and 'female' with custom gender options

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/13/5408722/facebook-new-gender-options-male-female-other-lgbt

Palestinian Women Make Strides in High-Tech

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/palestinian-women-make-strides-high-tech

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

Syrian Refugees Fuel Underage Marriage in Jordan 

http://womensenews.org/story/war/140212/syrian-refugees-fuel-underage-marriage-in-jordan#.Uv2cdNKSwoc

An Afghan town gets its first female high-school graduates

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/02/13/afghan-town-gets-first-female-high-school-graduates/

U.S.: Pennsylvania nurses strike for better work, patient care & safety

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/02/13/pennsylvania-nurses-strike/

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:

‘Women have urges too’ (USA Today):

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/14/women-sexual-preference-ovulation/5434071/

‘Japanese ex-prime minister meets comfort women on S. Korea tour’ (CNN):

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/13/world/asia/murayama-comfort-women/

‘The imperfect but honest image of a woman’s body’ (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2014/feb/12/imperfect-image-womans-body-cancer-scars-pregnancy-stretchmarks-fat-women-swimwear

‘Missing, murdered aboriginal women honoUred in marches’ (CBC):

http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/missing-murdered-aboriginal-women-honoured-in-marches-1.2536337

‘UN Report says progress for women is unequal’ (The New York Times):

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/world/un-report-says-progress-for-women-is-unequal.html

‘One billion rising to end violence against women – global day of action and dancing – live coverage’ (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/14/one-billion-rising-to-end-violence-against-women-global-day-of-action-and-dancing-live-coverage

‘Hillary Clinton, women and the oligarch’ (The New Yorker):

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2014/02/hillary-clinton-women-and-oligarchs.html

‘Men are 50% more likely to die from cancer than women’ (The Dailymail):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2558625/Men-50-likely-die-cancer-women-Central-Eastern-Europe-highest-global-death-rates.html

‘Hillary Clinton advice to women: thick skin’ (Politico):

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/hillary-clinton-advice-to-women-nyu-103505.html

‘Ghana: 10^th Anniversary Celebration of Women’s Manifesto launched in Accra’ (All Africa):

http://allafrica.com/stories/201402141123.html