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 month.

June 2019

1-14 June

• Gender Stereotypes Banned in British Advertising – The New York Times
• Many women in Morocco face abuse at home, some are now speaking out – Reuters
• The world is a long way from meeting its gender-equality target – The Economist
• Political violence against women tracked for first time as attacks soar – The Guardian
• Vatican condemns gender theory as bid to destroy nature – Reuters
• Thousands of Swiss Women Protest Gender Inequality – The New York Times (Video)
• Humanitarian aid failing to be feminist as funding for women lags behind – Reuters

15-30 June

• The Gender Gap in Computer Science Research Won’t Close for 100 Years – The New York Times 
• Are women less interested in politics than men? – The Economist
• Why Europe’s Far Right Is Targeting Gender Studies – The Atlantic
• U.N. urges legal reform to protect women from rape at home – Reuters
• Pakistan to set up special courts to tackle violence against women – Reuters
• ‘Hear us, see us’: a plea to the UN for Indigenous women – The Guardian
• Conflict drives global rise in sexual violence against women – The Guardian
• Research: Women Score Higher Than Men in Most Leadership Skills – Harvard Business Review
• How Men and Women Spend Their Time – The Atlantic
• Brazil’s Biggest Employer of Trans People Flies Its Pride Flag – Bloomberg

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