News for Today

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:

'Iranian women who posted photos without hijabs face conservative backlash' (The Telegraph):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/10851659/Iranian-women-who-posted-photos-without-hijabs-face-conservative-backlash.html

'Appeal filed for Sudanese women sentenced to death for her Christianity' (CNN):

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/22/world/africa/sudan-christian-woman-apostasy/

'Let's help women accelerate to political leadership' (The Daily Beast):

http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2014/05/21/let-s-help-women-accelerate-to-political-leadership.html

'Women are the biggest budget losers' (Canberra Times):

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/women-are-the-biggest-budget-losers-20140523-zrl4n.html

'Palestinian women will again play decisive role in election' (J Post):

http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Palestinian-women-will-again-play-decisive-role-in-election-353192

'Women are more stressed at home than at work, not shocking study finds' (Slate):

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/05/22/stress_at_home_and_at_work_women_have_lower_cortisol_levels_and_feel_less.html

'Why women are hooked on violent crime fiction' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/21/women-violent-crime-fiction-explore-threats