News for Today

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra
Journalism startups aren't a revolution if they're filled with all these white men

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/12/journalism-startups-diversity-ezra-klein-nate-silver

OP-ED: Participation Is Key to Women’s Equality and Empowerment

http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/03/op-ed-participation-key-womens-equality-empowerment/

Great new anti-rape campaign launched in Scotland doesn’t treat sexual violence as inevitable

http://feministing.com/2014/03/13/great-new-anti-rape-campaign-launched-in-scotland-we-believe-together-we-can-stop-rape-do-you/

‘What I Wore When Sexually Assaulted’: Women of Twitter Report

http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_grapevine/2014/03/sexual_assault_and_women_s_attire_twitter_stories_defy_myths.html

Trucker Accused of Keeping Sex Slaves While He Drove Cross Country (US)

http://jezebel.com/trucker-accused-of-keeping-sex-slaves-while-he-drove-cr-1542857729?utm_campaign=socialfow_jezebel_twitter&utm_source=jezebel_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Death sentence for Delhi rapists upheld (India)

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/03/death-sentences-delhi-rapists-upheld-20143139534868310.html

The women who refuse to throw in the towel: Afghanistan's female boxers fighting against the odds to compete at the 2016 Olympics

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2578214/The-women-refuse-throw-towel-Afghanistans-female-boxers-fighting-against-odds-compete-2016-Olympics.html

Women constitute 20 per cent of Rwanda’s police

http://progressrwanda.rw/2014/03/women-constitute-20-per-cent-of-rwanda%E2%80%99s-police/

Women empowerment: Laws help, but a holistic behavioural change in society is required (India)

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/law-street/entry/women-empowerment-laws-help-but-a-holistic-behavioural-change-in-society-is-required

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

45 Cities Walk to Empower Women

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/03/13/45-cities-walk-empower-women/

Vast discrimination against female creatives worldwide continues
http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/02/26/descrimination-female-creatives/

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:

'Why black women die of cancer' (The New York Times):

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/opinion/why-black-women-die-of-cancer.html?hpw&rref=opinion

'Meet the women changing how we think about female sexuality, one sex story at a time' (The Huffignton Post):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/13/guys-we-fucked-corinne-fisher-krystyna-hutchinson_n_4951770.html

'HIV can spread through sexual contact between women' (NPR):

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/03/13/289785165/hiv-can-spread-through-sexual-contact-between-women

'Helping women escape 'the life' (CNN):

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/13/us/cnnheroes-carter/

'Iraqi child marriage bill would allow girls to wed, severly limit women's rights' (The Huffington Post):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/14/iraq-child-marriage-bill_n_4962247.html

'Apology to comfort women will not be revised: Japan PM' (Taipei Times):

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/03/15/2003585678

'Should women go to college for Mrs. Degree? 'Princeton Mom' weighs in' (WRIC):

http://www.wric.com/story/24974051/should-women-go-to-college-for-mrs-degree-princeton-mom-weighs-in

'Women do experience different two different types of orgasm, study reveals' (Independent):

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/women-do-experience-two-different-types-of-orgasm-study-reveals-9191884.html

'It's not just us: Women around the world do more housework and have less free time' (Think Progress):

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/03/14/3399641/oecd-housework-women/

'The 10 surprising countries where women have the most power' (Policymic):

http://www.policymic.com/articles/85289/the-10-surprising-countries-where-women-have-the-most-power

'Experimental force will test Marine women in combat roles' (USA Today):

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/12/marines-women-ground-combat-infantry-experiment/6297151/