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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

Rape jokes – the ‘new black?’

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

Rape jokes – the ‘new black?’

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

Ghost Bike for dead cyclist

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

Rape jokes – the ‘new black?’

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

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