News for Today

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:

'Not going to lie down and take it' Black women are being overlooked by this president (Salon):

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/17/not_going_to_lie_down_and_take_it_black_women_are_being_overlooked_by_this_president/

'Fewer women are having labor induced early' (SCPR):

http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/06/18/44803/fewer-women-are-having-labor-induced-early/

'#YesAllWomen: Misogyny is not an issue of women' (The Daily Cougar):

http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/06/18/44803/fewer-women-are-having-labor-induced-early/

'Women should be able to walk the street naked' (Patheos):

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/whitehindu/2014/06/women-should-be-able-to-walk-the-street-naked/

'Scent, secrets and sensitivity: 5 unexpected things women find sexy about men' (Herald Sun):

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/unexpected-things-women-find-sexy-about-men/story-fnivsu7p-1226958547631

'Women science writers conference about changing the ratio' (CJR):

http://www.cjr.org/the_observatory/science_writing_rebranding_fem.php

'Women with depression are twice as likely to have a heart attack or die young' (The Daily Mail):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2661590/Women-depression-TWICE-likely-heart-attack-die-young.html

'10 Things pregnant women do not want to hear coming out of your mouth' (The Huffington Post):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-skoutelas/10-things-pregnant-women-do-not-want-to-hear-coming-out-of-your-mouth_b_5290128.html

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

Wartime Violence against Disabled Women Often Ignored

http://womensenews.org/story/war/140617/wartime-violence-against-disabled-women-often-ignored#.U6JoP9KSyAo

New law against forced marriage takes effect

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/06/18/new-law-against-forced-marriage-takes-effect/

[India] With She-Toilets, Chennai shows way in sanitation

http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/06/17/she-toilets-chennai-shows-way-sanitation/