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.

February 2019

1-15 February

• International Women’s Day 2019: How the day began and why the fight for women’s rights is still necessary (Telegraph)
• In Venezuela, Women in Prison Awaiting Trial Endure Crowded Conditions (The New York Times)
• The Secret History of Women in Coding (The New York Times)
  
• UN women’s rights body to review situation in Myanmar Feb 22 (UNB)
• The Real Mommy War Is Against the State (The New York Times)
• Disparaging feminism: Attacks on women’s rights in Poland (France 24)
• Why Girls Beat Boys at School and Lose to Them at the Office (The New York Times)
• Women politicians in Africa face huge odds but can make a real difference (News 24)
• The Fight for Gender Equality in One of the Most Dangerous Sports on Earth (The New York Times)
• The 5 Best Podcasts About Feminism To Listen To In 2019, Because Hearing These Smart AF Convos Will Give You LIFE (Bustle)
• Made for Next to Nothing. Worn by You? (The New York Times)
• Girls Get Tech. They Just Need Others to Believe It (The New York Times)
• Normalised but not normal’: Nigerian women call out gropers and catcallers (The Guardian)

16-28 February

• 28 Women Dragging Suitcases March for Abortion Rights in Northern Ireland (The New York Times)
• It’s Not That Men Don’t Know What Consent Is (The New York Times)
• Why Are We Still Dismissing Girls’ Pain? (The New York Times)
• #MeToo in India: The women left behind (BBC)
• C-section for 11 year-old rape victim in Argentina sparks outcry (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
• Tulip Siddiq: ‘I needed a caesarean – instead I was at parliament (The Guardian)

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