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.

December

1-14 December

• Increase in trafficking of women, gender-based violence due to pandemic: Nobel Peace Prize Winner  – The Indian Express
• Women outpace men in signing up to investment platforms – Financial Times
• Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls (GEEWG) – ReliefWeb
• Men wrongly perceive gender bias in Civil Service promotion – ESRI – The Irish Times
• Gender blindness during Covid – The Tribune
• Havas Group India kickstarts ‘Women who Inspire’ initiative to foster gender diversity and women leadership – Business Insider India
• Second lockdown left women feeling worn out – while men complained of boredom – The Conversation UK
• The shadow pandemic: COVID-19 has resulted in a rise of violence against women in the Caribbean – The World Economic Forum
• On Zoom, men don’t like feeling watched and judged – but women are used to it – The Conversation CA
• 16 Shocking facts about violence against women and girls – ReliefWeb
• Trans women retain 12% edge in tests two years after transitioning, study finds – The Guardian
• Viet Nam and United Nations convenes global conference to accelerate action on global commitments on women, peace and security – ReliefWeb
• 54 million women and youth face staggering humanitarian challenges – UN News
• Who is a real man? Most Australians believe outdated ideals of masculinity are holding men back – The Conversation AU
• Over 400 female climate leaders sign a letter calling for gender equality in COP26 leadership team – Euronews
• What’s behind the gender imbalance in top-level chess? – The Conversation AU
• NFHS data shows urban-rural, gender gaps in Internet use – The Indian Express

See also

• Gender in the Media – Archive
• Community Portal
• Publications