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.

October

1-14 October

• COVID-19 underscores need to deliver on promise of landmark women’s rights conference – UN News
• Women are just as capable as men in computing skills — but they’re not as confident. Here’s why that’s contributing to the gender gap in tech. – Business Insider
• U.N. to tackle gender equality, chief calls it ‘greatest’ rights challenge – Reuters
• Gender equality – Key to healthy ageing – The Himalayan Times
• COVID-19 presents crucial moment for gender diversity in Japan – The Japan Times
• Citing overwhelming support, WAO urges Malaysia’s legislators to expedite labour law amendments for greater gender equality – Malay Mail
• New government’s programme: diversity, gender equality and investment in justice – The Brussels Times
• Women are systematically excluded from global coronavirus coverage, experts say – The Washington Post
• ‘Heartbreaking’: survey reveals extent of gender discrimination in football – The Guardian
• Lockdown left women more vulnerable: Webinar on gender violence – The Indian Express
• 25 years after Beijing, what’s changed on gender equality? Not enough, experts say. – Devex
• That advice to women to ‘lean in’, be more confident… it doesn’t help, and data show it – Conversation AU
• Youths, govt and development partners demand gender equality, women’s rights – The Daily Star
• What Women Can Do Right Now To Advocate For Gender Equality – Forbes
• More Myanmar businesses need to address gender gap – Myanmar Times
• Why should local disaster-risk-reduction strategies wear gender lens for girls’ safety? – ReliefWeb

15-31 October

• ‘We want justice for these girls’: the Kenyan helpline for victims of gender violence – UN News
• ‘The government is open to new methods of collecting gender disaggregated data’ – India Forbes
• Women ‘far from achieving gender equality’, says Citizens’ Assembly – The Irish Times
• Could COVID-19 widen the workplace gender gap? – World Economic Forum
• Forced to undergo genital exams in colonial India – BBC News
• Forum: Focus on obstacles to gender equality – The Straits Times
• No gender parity in Dáil ‘until 2063’ at current rate of progress – The Irish Times
• To tackle sexual violence in Bangladesh the culture of victim blaming must end – The Guardian
• Federal government funding for care sector would improve gender pay gap and economy – The Guardian
• Law Society study flags gender bias in legal profession – The Business Times
• 4 Ways Men Can Support Their Female Colleagues — Remotely – Harvard Business Review
• Are countries doing enough to support women through the pandemic? – World Economic Forum

See also

• Gender in the Media – Archive
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