News for Today

Contributed by Karol Arámbula:

'Iraq crisis: Hundreds of Yazidi women taken captive by Islamic State militants' (Independent):

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-crisis-hundreds-of-yazidi-women-taken-captive-by-islamic-state-militants-9658393.html

'Wonder-women: when will we get a new female-superheroe movie?' (The Guardian):

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/08/wonder-woman-female-superhero-movies-week-in-geek

'Hundreds of Yazidi women reportedly taken hostage by ISIL' (The Wire):

http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/08/hundredes-of-yazidi-women-taken-hostage-by-isil/375814/

'Only 9 percent of top bosses are women, but most millennial women aspire to be one' (Vox):

http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/8/8/5983287/women-management-gender-gap-workplace

'Women on boards: deadline close, but just 10% of target accomplished' (Financial Express):

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/women-on-boards-deadline-close-but-just-10-of-target-accomplished/1277169

'Bikini-clad women rally Edmonton after women taunted at beach' (CTV News):

http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/bikini-clad-women-rally-in-edmonton-after-woman-taunted-at-beach-1.1948640

'Women pace marathons better than men do' (NY Times):

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/women-pace-marathons-better-than-men-do/