Source: various, via Pat Noble<\/p>\n
Concerned about issues affecting the world\u2019s women? Take a look at these stories in the news, coming from a variety of sources and perspectives.<\/p>\n
Four stories about women pushing the boundaries:<\/p>\n
For India\u2019s Widows, a Riot of Color, an Act of Liberation<\/a> (NPR) Three stories about women in politics and government:<\/p>\n Ultra-Orthodox Women Enter Israel\u2019s Election Race to Anger and Protest<\/a> (VICE News) Two stories about women in dangerous places:<\/p>\n Protecting Women and Children in the Line of Fire<\/a> (Institute for Security Studies; will tell you the MOST dangerous place to be a woman) Finally, some global analysis; check out this interactive map<\/a> that is full of information on the \u201cgains and gaps\u201d of progress for women over the last 20 years (No Ceilings).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: various, via Pat Noble Concerned about issues affecting the world\u2019s women? Take a look at these stories in the news, coming from a variety of sources and perspectives. Four stories about women pushing the boundaries: For India\u2019s Widows, a Riot of Color, an Act of Liberation (NPR) Iranian Women Are Taking to Facebook to … Continue reading WORLD: Gains and Gaps for the World\u2019s Women<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5462,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5461\/revisions\/5462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIranian Women Are Taking to Facebook to Protest against Compulsory Hijabs<\/a> (VICE News)
\nMeet the Surfing Girls of Iran<\/a> and read about the skateboarding school for girls in Afghanistan<\/a> (MessyNessy)<\/p>\n
\nAfghanistan: Don\u2019t Leave Women Out of Peace Talks<\/a> (Human Rights Watch)
\nBagdad\u2019s First Female Mayor Takes Office<\/a> (Muftah)<\/p>\n
\nOne Woman\u2019s Dream<\/a> (Women Without Borders). This is an amazing story, and Women Without Borders, which covers human rights for girls and women worldwide, includes others that might interest you.<\/p>\n