Women In The World - “Thanks for Ruining My Life”

Today: After the Arab Spring, Yemen's Women Are Left Behind Week of December 10, 2012 REBELLION 1. 'Thanks for Ruining My Life' Savannah Dietrich says she was furious when she blasted out a defiant tweet this summer, naming two boys who had sexually assaulted her. "There you go, lock me up. I'm not protecting anyone that made my life a living Hell," the 16-year-old high-school student wrote. Her ordeal began when two 16-year-old boys stripped off her bra and underwear after she had passed out at a party. The boys took turns pushing their fingers into her vagina, documenting their actions with cellphone photos. When Dietrich pressed charges, the boys pleaded guilty, but she faced a new and unexpected problem: the judge ordered her not to talk about what had happened—an apparent infringement of her right to free speech, according to legal experts. That's when she took to Twitter, upending the courts—and highlighting a strange new world of legal hurdles that social media bring. In her first extended interview on the crisis, she talks to Abigail Pesta in Newsweek. Read it at The Daily Beast ARAB WINTER 2. Yemen's Women, Left Behind "Women were very much part of last year's Arab Spring, but it is as though that never happened," writes Janine di Giovanni in Newsweek. Across Yemen, there are hardly any women on the streets or in restaurants, just men. "As the media have intensified the focus on postrevolution pains in Egypt, Syria, and Libya, attention has drained away from Yemen, one of the poorest and most troubled countries in the Arab world," she says. "Ten million Yemenis, or almost half the population, don't have enough to eat, according to the United Nations, which has sounded warnings about a possibly humanitarian disaster." The poverty afflicts women in particular ways: Yemen consistently ranks at the bottom in the global gender gap in terms of access to education, health, and economic opportunities, according to the World Economic Forum. Read it at The Daily Beast Exclusive Census Data Reveals Elder Women's Poverty Crisis More than half of older women in America are unable to pay for their basic needs. DEFENSE Bales's Wife: 'He Would Not Do That' Says charges are 'unbelievable.' MORE PROBLEMS NY Maid Launches Suit Against DSK Accused him of sexual assault last year. BAWDY Ontario Court Legalizes Pimps And other measures to protect prostitutes. O-M-GLEE Lindsay Lohan to Appear on 'Glee' Despite her mother's earlier criticism of the show. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Liberian Writer Mae Azango Forced Into Hiding for Story on Female Genital Cutting by Danielle Shapiro Whitney Houston's Death Is Not Solved by Toxicology Report by Allison Samuels Chloe Moretz as Carrie & More Badass Roles (Video) by Melissa Leon

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