News for Today

Contributed by Ana Maria Guerra
Police fail to recognise that abuse often lies behind women's offending (UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/01/womens-offending-domestic-abuse-link

Gambia: Domestic Violence Act Launched in LRR

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404021153.html

Australian wins legal fight for non-specific gender status

http://www.trust.org/item/20140402085330-qgjsl/?source=search

The Dollar-And-Cents Case Against Hollywood’s Exclusion of Women

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-dollar-and-cents-case-against-hollywoods-exclusion-of-women/

Much has been done, but far from enough

https://www.devex.com/news/much-has-been-done-but-far-from-enough-83186?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonsqTAdu%2FhmjTEU5z17O4tWaO1gokz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcNrMLDYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3DJNUN0ddxRhbkDQ%3D%3D

Indian Airlines ordered to reinstate overweight air hostesses - report

http://www.trust.org/item/20140402111856-cjizk/?source=hptop

An AIDS-Free Generation

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rhonda-i-zygocki/an-aids-free-generation_b_5070752.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

Nigeria: Women Raise the Stakes

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404020519.html

Rwanda 20 Years Later: a Media Guide to the Women

http://www.trust.org/item/20140402094722-4097t/?source=hppartner

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:

'Afghan women see hope in the ballot box' (The New York Times):

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/02/world/asia/afghan-women-see-hope-in-the-ballot-box.html

'Feminism means men will have less power. Deal with it, Heritage Foundation' (Slate):

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/04/01/heritage_foundation_feminism_panel_women_s_history_month_talk_blames_feminism.html

'More than half women say they are bullied at work...and it's often their female bosses to blame' (The Dailymail):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2594713/More-half-women-say-bullied-work-And-female-bosses-blame.html

'Four tips to help women excel in the workplace' (Forbes):

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sage/2014/04/02/four-tips-to-help-women-excel-in-the-workplace/

'Two decades after genocide, Rwanda's women have made the nation thrive' (The Daily Beast):

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/02/two-decades-after-genocide-rwanda-s-women-have-made-the-nation-thrive.html

'More useless advice from successful women' (Slate):

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/04/01/adweek_s_women_s_issue_joanna_coles_and_other_successful_women_give_dumb.html

'Soldiers say Army's new hairstyle bans are racially biased against black women' (Think Progress):

http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/04/01/3421488/black-hair-army/

'World Bank champions equality for women in Romania' (World Bank):

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/04/02/world-bank-champions-equality-for-women-in-romania

'Are women set for a 'third revolution'? (CNN):

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/01/are-women-set-for-a-third-revolution/

'Here all the quantifiable reasons you should hire more women' (Fast Coexist):

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3028227/here-are-all-the-quantifiable-reasons-you-should-hire-more-women

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

Women's History Museum Picks Up Steam, Controversy

http://womensenews.org/story/our-history/140327/womens-history-museum-picks-steam-controversy#.Uzww-9KSwoc

Rwanda 20 Years Later: a Media Guide to the Women

http://womensenews.org/story/our-history/140401/rwanda-20-years-later-media-guide-the-women#.Uzww9dKSwoc

IMF’s Lagarde: Women In Workforce Key To Healthy Economies

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/04/01/imfs-lagarde-women-workforce-key-healthy-economies/

5 Women of Color Who Didn’t Let Anything Stop Them from Changing the World

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/04/02/5-women-color-who-didnt-let-anything-stop-them-changing-world/