News for Today

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

[Sierra Leone] Those [Women] Who Serve Ebola Victims Soldier On  http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/08/26/who-serve-ebola-victims-soldier/    

To Curb FGM, Our Project Focuses on the Cutters  http://womensenews.org/story/genital-mutilation/140825/curb-fgm-our-project-focuses-the-cutters#.U_1mFKOt9co

Contributed by Karol Arámbula: 

'Women get more much negative feedback in their reviews' (Think Progress):

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/08/27/3476500/women-reviews/

'Muslim women joining ISIS to offer sexual jihad to comfort fighters, teenage girl describes her experience as brutal rape' (Christian Post):

http://www.christianpost.com/news/muslim-women-joining-isis-to-offer-sexual-jihad-to-comfort-fighters-teenage-girl-describes-her-experience-as-brutal-rape-125452/

'8 Things women couldn't do on the first Women's Equality Day in 1987 - and 6 they still can't' (The Huffington Post):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/26/womens-equality-day-things-women-couldnt-do-1971_n_5710075.html

'2 Women attacked within 4 days at Glendale apartments' (AZ Central):

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2014/08/27/glendale-apartment-complex-women-attacked-abrk/14705253/

'Anti-Independence campaign slammed for 'sexist' advert aimed at undecided women ahead of next month's referendum' (The Daily Mail):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2735991/Anti-independence-campaign-slammed-sexist-advert-aimed-undecided-women-ahead-month-s-referendum.html

'Consumer reports to pregnant women: avoid tuna' (Krem):

http://www.krem.com/news/health/Consumer-Reports-to-pregnant-women-Avoid-tuna-272932071.html