The media review presents every month a selection of articles from different media sources on “gender and development” issues. the list of articles is regularly updated during the current month.

May 2018

1-15 May

• In Peru, Justice in Sexual Assault Cases Called a ‘Lost Cause’ (The New York Times)
• #MeToo Goes Global (The New York Times)
• Nigerian Women Farmers Team with Dairy Giants to Earn More From Milk (News Deeply)
• Three Ways Women with Disabilities Are Getting Ahead in Uganda (News Deeply)
• A leap in gender equality begins with better data (Brookings)
• Launch of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023 (Council of Europe)
• The Boss: Preethi Herman Is Helping Women Gain Equality Around the World (Time)
• From Iceland to Malawi, UN Gender-Equality Initiative Casts a Wide Net (Bloomberg)
• We crunched the numbers on the world’s 1,500 biggest companies and found sexism everywhere (Quartz)
• Can managing electricity access empower women in rural India? (Yourstory)
• Meet Zimbabwe’s Trailblazing Female Tribal Chiefs (News Deeply)
• Chess Boxing Offers a Way Out of Poverty for Young Women in India (News Deeply)
• To Make Progress on Women’s Paid Work We Need to Focus on Unpaid Care (News Deeply)
• 240,000 girls a year die in India due to gender discrimination, study finds (The Guardian)
• Changing gender relations after land reform (Zimbabwe Land)

16-31 May

• How New Abortion Restrictions Would Affect Women’s Health Care (The New York Times)
• Women in Politics: ‘Our Time Is Now’ (The New York Times)
• Japan sexual harassment survey reveals 150 allegations by women in media (The Guardian)
• Gender equality in schools is hiding disadvantages for both boys and girls (Quartz)
• Breaking gender stereotypes early (Pursuit)
• China considers ending birth limits as soon as this year (Bloomberg)
• $500 Million Fund Aims to Boost Investment in African Women in Business (News Deeply)
• Why Merely Owning Land Isn’t Enough to Empower Africa’s Women Farmers (News Deeply)
• As Senegal’s Fish Stocks Collapse, Women Are More Vulnerable Than Ever (News Deeply)
• Girls thrive with women teachers: a study in Francophone Africa (The Conversation)
• Abortion laws: bill to establish exclusion zones likely to pass NSW parliament (The Guardian)
• Could this program stop children from believing in gender stereotypes? (El País)
• In China’s booming tech scene, women battle sexism and conservative values (Reuters)
• The Rise of the Muslim Woman Tech Entrepreneur (The New York Times)
• Ireland moves forward with abortion law reform after historic vote (The Guardian)
• Still No Guarantee of an Equal Share in Divorce for Kenyan Women (News Deeply)
• Why Microfinance as Aid Isn’t Enough to Empower Women (News Deeply)
• ‘They Called Me Husband-Eater’: A Widow Fights Back Against Prejudice (News Deeply)
• Japan women see turning point on sexual harassment after scandal (Reuters)
• Gender Wealth Gap Costs the World $160 Trillion (News Deeply)
  
• “Don’t Try to Be a Superwoman”: An Interview With Michelle Bachelet (Pass Blue)
• World’s 100 Most Influential People Working in Gender Policy for 2018 (Modern Diplomacy)
• How technology companies alienate women during recruitment (Quartz)
• Goldman, World Bank fund for women entrepreneurs hits $1 billion in investments (Thomson Reuters)

Podcast

• Deeply Talks: Exploring Both Sides of the Care Equation (News Deeply)

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