Welcome to our Sunday page
Women’s Views on News brings you the latest stories about women from around the world, every day from Monday to Saturday.
Sunday is our day off: so here are the links to all of the stories from the week beginning 31 October, under the relevant category.
Just click on the headline to go straight to the story:
Bodies
Ohio restricts abortion rights even further
Marie Claire challenges ad agencies to change how women see themselves
Men need to be involved for Ugandan family planning to succeed
More women in their 20s diagnosed with cervical cancer
Sexual violence endemic in Ortega’s Nicaragua
Victory: Facebook rape page is – finally – taken down
Jerusalem women challenge ban on ‘immodest’ posters
Global Gender Gap Report shows little progress on political or economic equality
Female Turkish leader accuses western powers of Syrian plot
Protest against Miss World in London
Company man: too many of us accept gender inequality
Malaysia to ban “Islamic” sex manual for submissive wives
Somali women’s groups lobby for law against FGM/C
Herman Cain’s Planned Parenthood ‘genocide’ remark inaccurate
Sakharov freedom of thought prize shared between five
US bishops lobby against women’s reproductive choices
Women still face high risks in pregnancy and birth
Unsafe abortion figures shocking
Inside the Montana Women’s Prison
Occupy Wall Street not just a “white thing”
Women still more vulnerable to HIV than men
The Ukraine’s population drops as world population hits 7 billion
Family breast cancer does not always increase risk, study finds
Zimbabwe calls on men to do more to reduce fertility rates
Blue Ventures – empowering women in Madagascar
Schoolgirls called ‘sluts and whores’ by extremist Jews
Professor says families should ‘stop at two children’
Row in Rome over lesbian exclusion from blood donation
Girl in India set on fire for resisting rape
Republican candidate denies “sexually suggestive behaviour”
Female boxer fights for inclusion
Concerns over lack of care and support in AIDS relief plan
Why we should not celebrate the population increase
Play
Reviving a freewheeling symbol of women’s emancipation
UK women’s sport attracts 0.5% of all sponsorship
Girls’ hip-hop duo fights for Palestinian rights in Israel
Women triumphant at World Fantasy Awards
Zimbabwe to host 2012 CAF women’s football
Female boxer fights for inclusion
Norrie Woodhall, last surviving Hardy Player dies aged 105
Power
Ohio restricts abortion rights even further
Canadian women have a way to go
Reviving a freewheeling symbol of women’s emancipation
Pakistan court indicts seven men for Bhutto killing
Women in finance tell it like it is
Yemen’s uprising unites women from many walks of life
UK women’s sport attracts 0.5% of all sponsorship
Moldova must act now to promote diversity, says UN chief
Sexual violence endemic in Ortega’s Nicaragua
Cain’s accuser stands by her complaint
Theresa May announces UK Women’s Business Council
Texas judge won’t face assault charges against daughter
Former beauty queen jailed in Argentina for drug smuggling
Arab Spring needs ‘women in the room’
Victory: Facebook rape page is – finally – taken down
Occupy Wall Street and marginalised voices
Women’s rights central to the new Tunisia
Some people have very strange ideas, particularly the UK’s home secretary
Jerusalem women challenge ban on ‘immodest’ posters
Female bloggers speak out about misogynist comments, rape and death threats
Suffragette’s portrait given an airing
Judge concerned over ‘cult of sex’ with reluctant under-age girls
Scotland’s conservatism alive and kicking, says new leader
Global Gender Gap Report shows little progress on political or economic equality
Results of UK consultation on engaging women in government
Female Turkish leader accuses western powers of Syrian plot
Ethnic minorities face higher school drop-out risk
Protest against Miss World in London
Company man: too many of us accept gender inequality
Girls’ hip-hop duo fights for Palestinian rights in Israel
Malaysia to ban “Islamic” sex manual for submissive wives
Somali women’s groups lobby for law against FGM/C
Controversy over rape scandal ruling in Turkey
Herman Cain’s Planned Parenthood ‘genocide’ remark inaccurate
Bareheaded women in ads targeted in Chechnya
UK’s women under attack as cuts bite
A second Tibetan nun dies by self-immolation in China
Whose honour are we talking about?
Risking it all for the truth: exiled Colombian journalist Mary Luz Avendano
Saudi women should work harder says top businesswoman
Head of UN organisation criticises US decision to cut funding
Woman brings toilets to Indian village
UK judge sacked after attack on wife
Thousands march on the White House in nurses’ protest
Sex workers’ union welcomes new police guidelines
Presidential hopeful, Herman Cain faces third sexual harassment allegation
Arab Spring raises questions for female emancipation
Indian Army challenged by women officers in Supreme Court
Indian president says women’s education is vital for progress
Women account for half of all England and Wales’ insolvencies for first time
Sakharov freedom of thought prize shared between five
Whistleblower discussion disturbs peace at UN
US bishops lobby against women’s reproductive choices
Arrest warrant for DR Congo Assembly candidate unenforced
Petition beats Bank of America’s debit card fee
Interview: working in a sharia-compliant venture capital firm
Co-operative brings Palestinian women independence
Unsafe abortion figures shocking
Forum critical of Africa’s progress on gender equality
People responding to call of Bank Transfer Day on 5 November
Assange loses extradition appeal
Occupy Wall Street not just a “white thing”
Women still more vulnerable to HIV than men
The Ukraine’s population drops as world population hits 7 billion
Tunisia issues arrest warrant against Yasser Arafat’s widow
Nebraska opens session over Keystone oil pipeline project
Nigerian police shrug off rape
‘Roses for Roza’ to celebrate outgoing Kyrgyz president’s tenure
Women hit hard by US welfare cuts
14 year-old girl arrested on suspicion of murdering her mother
Zimbabwe calls on men to do more to reduce fertility rates
American soldier sentenced for raping South Korean woman
UN Women Singapore raises $400,000 at annual SNOW gala
Schoolgirls called ‘sluts and whores’ by extremist Jews
Row in Rome over lesbian exclusion from blood donation
Girl in India set on fire for resisting rape
#notfunnyfacebook: join the Twitter Day of Action
Topless protest against Dominique Strauss Kahn in Paris
Republican candidate denies “sexually suggestive behaviour”
Survey shows declining corporate ambition for women
Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ pray for human rights
Women’s leadership in unconventional places, far from the rich and the powerful
China may send its first woman into space next year
Why we should not celebrate the population increase
Rose Robertson, founder of Britain’s first gay and lesbian helpline, dies at the age of 94
Women are a “critical human resource,” says Malawi vice-president
Turkish mother throws herself at a suicide bomber to save lives
Legal aid cuts will hurt abused women
Girls and gangs – new working party to tackle violence
Drug trafficking and femicide in Latin America
DJs work together to give women a louder voice in radio
PM aims to win back women voters with game of musical chairs
The rise of Islamist parties and women’s rights in the Middle East
Work
Trekking in Ladakh with the first female guide
Women in finance tell it like it is
Women gain some jobs in US recovery – with a long way to go
Cain’s accuser stands by her complaint
Global Gender Gap Report shows little progress on political or economic equality
Results of UK consultation on engaging women in government
Ethnic minorities face higher school drop-out risk
UK’s women under attack as cuts bite
IT company recognises the importance of mentorship for women
Risking it all for the truth: exiled Colombian journalist Mary Luz Avendano
Sex workers’ union welcomes new police guidelines
Whistleblower discussion disturbs peace at UN
Interview: working in a sharia-compliant venture capital firm
Specsavers co-founder on boards and quotas
European Gender Summit to discuss future of gender and innovation in Europe
UK women heading for pension problems, says survey
Co-operative brings Palestinian women independence
Inside the Montana Women’s Prison
Women triumphant at World Fantasy Awards
Presenter calls on BBC to put more women on the radio
Unpaid internships – a double-edged sword?
Still too few women at the top in US technology
US army getting closer to equality, say women cadets
Survey shows declining corporate ambition for women
China may send its first woman into space next year
Rose Robertson, founder of Britain’s first gay and lesbian helpline, dies at the age of 94
DJs work together to give women a louder voice in radio
Record number of women head Fortune 500 companies
PM aims to win back women voters with game of musical chairs
Canadian conference encourages women in trade
WVoN says
Victory: Facebook rape page is – finally – taken down
Risking it all for the truth: exiled Colombian journalist Mary Luz Avendano
Blue Ventures – empowering women in Madagascar
UN Women Singapore raises $400,000 at annual SNOW gala
#notfunnyfacebook: join the Twitter Day of Action
Lingerie Football League – where women play in their underwear
Women’s leadership in unconventional places, far from the rich and the powerful