- Domestic abuse killings ‘more than double’ amid Covid-19 lockdown – The Guardian
- Feature: My thoughts on supporting rural women during COVID-19, using a gender lens – The Point
- To improve disaster risk reduction, aid and tech experts look to women – Devex
- 7 out of 10 global health leaders are men: Study – Word Economic Forum (blog)
- Defining Executive Presence: Why Women Deserve A Customized Approach To Leadership Development – Forbes
- The Double Jeopardy of Inequality and Lockdown: Prioritizing an Intersectional Feminist Approach to COVID-19 – Daily Observer
- Women the biggest losers – the pioneer
- Men Are Posting Selfies Doing Chores to Encourage Other Men to Step Up – Global Citizen
- Opinion: Coronavirus is driving a domestic violence pandemic – Devex
- Gender Institute says proper response to gender-based violence essential in and after COVID-19 crisis – Trinidad & Tobago Guardian
- International Girls in ICT day celebrated virtually this year – The Standard
- How EU, UN fight gender violence – The Observer
- Here’s how to achieve gender equality after the pandemic – Word Economic Forum (blog)
- COVID-19: New women-led UN initiative aims to save lives and protect livelihoods – UN News
- India’s COVID–19 Gender Blind Spot – The Diplomat
- UK aid efforts to tackle gender equality marred by ‘inaccuracy’, says watchdog – The Guardian
- Pakistan’s younger women riding a digital wave in drive for better jobs – Reuters
- Three women killed in Spain as coronavirus lockdown sees rise in domestic violence – The Guardian
- Media can turn tide on negative representation of women – News24
- Covid’s war on women – Politico
- Uber Offers Free Rides for People Fleeing Domestic Violence During COVID-19 Pandemic – Global Citizen
- Women workers in a post-pandemic economy – The Malaysian Insight
- Acquiring to Compeer: Youth, Gender Equality, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) – Daily Times
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In a Victory for Women in Sudan, Female Genital Mutilation Is Outlawed – The New York Times
Gender in the Media: April 2020
Wikis > Gender in the Media: April 2020
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.
April 2020
1-14 April
- ‘A big wake-up call’: survey shows work still to be done on women’s sexual rights – The Guardian
- 7 Leadership Lessons Men Can Learn from Women – Harvard Business Review
- Opinion: It’s time to stop guessing how much donors spend on gender equality – Devex
- Highlighting the Role of Women in the COVID-19 Response – Liberian Daily Observer
- COVID-19 and gender-blind responses: key policies adopted across the UK and EU put many women at risk – British Politics and Policy at LSE (blog)
- Coronavirus crisis may deny 9.5 million women access to family planning – The Guardian
- UN chief calls for domestic violence ‘ceasefire’ amid ‘horrifying global surge’ – UN News
- The Women’s Movement in Bangladesh Throughout the Years – The Daily Star
- Lockdown triggers rise in rape of minors, CP warns – The Guardian (blog)
- India has expanded food security net, made strides in education and sanitation but gender equality, health need more attention – Firstpost
- Domestic Abusers Can Control Your Devices. Here’s How to Fight Back – The New York Times
- Companies Can’t Ignore Shifting Gender Norms – Harvard Business Review
- Microloans, Seen as Salvation for Poor Women, Trap Many in Debt – The New York Times
- Is Gender Based Violence not a serious and violent crime, Minister Cele? – Daily Maverick
- Breakingviews – Guest view: Can we achieve gender equality? – Reuters
- Domestic violence rises amid coronavirus lockdowns in Asia – Deutsche Welle
- Why Women Need to Be Part of Latin America’s Recovery – Americas Quarterly
- ‘Most of the men are your enemies’: one woman’s crusade in Somalia The Guardian
- Put women and girls at centre of COVID-19 recovery: UN Secretary-General – UN News
- Coronavirus Is Making Domestic Violence More Severe, Crisis Workers Say – Vice
- The case for data: How CRVS systems can help improve gender equity – Devex
- COVID-19 may worsen gender inequalities in Pakistan, says policy paper – Daily Times
- Female-led, island-based solutions to climate change – Devex