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.

March 2020

1-14 March

• How women entrepreneurs are filling the gap of gender parity in education sector? – India Today
• Africa calls for more economic empowerment for women – The Korea Times
• NGOs identify challenges in gender equality – Khmer Times
• Women’s Unpaid Labor is Worth $10,900,000,000,000 – The New York Times
• Bottom-up ideas about gender justice from violent contexts need greater recognition in the international women’s rights agenda – LSE Latin America and Caribbean (blog)
• South Korea’s first feminist party launches on International Women’s Day – The Jakarta Post
• Women want to do more, but access to credit is still missing: Alka Upadhyaya – Economic Times
• Girls stay longer in school but obesity, suicide and sexual violence remain risks – The Guardian
• Supporting And Celebrating Female Entrepreneurship In Conflict Zones – Forbes
• Women and girls still vulnerable to HIV due to gender inequality: UNAIDS – UN News
• Gender equality progress remains stunted 25 years after Beijing, reports show – Devex
• International Women’s Day: events highlighting gender inequality take place around the world – as it happened – The Guardian
• Q&A: Why CRVS systems are critical for gender equality – Devex
• No sustainable development or peace without women: UN deputy chief – UN News
• Seven out of 10 global health leaders are men – and change is half a century away – The Guardian
• Women’s empowerment is meaningless without safety – The Daily Star
• Women shouldering the burden of climate crisis need action, not speeches – The Guardian
• 5 powerful ways women can empower other women – The World Economic Forum (blog)

15-31 March

• Mexican Women Protest Gender Violence, But Is the Government Listening? Merion West
• Women Are The Key To Scaling Up AI And Data Science – Forbes
• UN Women’s Sports for Generation Equality Initiative receiving overwhelming support – New Delhi Times
• 3 leaders on creating a pipeline for female talent in business – World Economic Forum (blog)
• STC signs Women’s Empowerment Principles of UN – Arab News
• Gender bias holds girls back from science careers – Financial Times
• Building momentum with the private sector to speed up progress towards gender equality – Euractiv
• As Cities Around the World Go on Lockdown, Victims of Domestic Violence Look For A Way Out – TIME
• What feminist leadership could mean for development organizations – Devex
• More women on boards but further progress needed, says council – The Straits Times
• Kenya split over campaign to give women the right to safe abortions – The Guardian
• OXFAM-Liberia Wants More Women Empowerment – Liberian Daily Observer
• The Coronavirus Is a Disaster for Feminism – The Atlantic
• 2020 Mothering Sunday: Bishop Ibezim Calls For Women Empowerment – The Nigerian Voice
• Women on the march in Pak – The Tribune
• There can be no human rights without gender equality – World Economic Forum (blog)
• What has Trump’s flagship women’s initiative achieved so far? – Devex
• COVID-19: Government must consider gender dynamics – Business Ghana
• Gender plans and strategies need to be realigned with SDGs – The Financial Express
• Social distancing from house helps is exposing the Indian family’s unspoken sexism – Quartz India

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