Gender in the Media: April 2019

Gender in the Media: April 2019

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 current month.
<h1>April 2019</h1>
<h2>1-15 April</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/it-s-equal-pay-day-here-s-what-women-can-ncna989796">It’s Equal Pay Day. Here’s what women can do to close the gender pay gap for good</a> (NBC News)</li>
<li><a href="https://news.trust.org/item/20190405154715-eit9o/">Almost half UK companies failed to narrow gender pay gap</a> (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)</li>
<li><a href="https://qz.com/1583578/workplace-automation-will-hit-women-harder-than-men/">Workplace automation will hit women harder than men</a> (Quartz)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/world/asia/south-korea-abortion-ban-ruling.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">South Korea Rules Anti-Abortion Law Unconstitutional</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/opinion/privacy-feminism.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">What Women Know About the Internet</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://news.trust.org/item/20190411195205-8xtxy">Sudanese woman in iconic protest image reports getting death threats</a> (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)</li>
<li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/01/africa/ghana-firefighters-reinstated-asequals-intl/index.html">Women dismissed for getting pregnant reinstated by Ghana fire service</a> (CNN)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.passblue.com/2019/04/01/in-the-drive-for-gender-equality-the-law-is-not-always-on-womens-side/">In the Drive for Gender Equality, the Law Is Not Always on Women’s Side</a> (Pass Blue)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.proshareng.com/news/World-Bank-IMF-and-Dev-Agencies/AfDB-Advances-Gender-Equality-in-African/44697">AfDB Advances Gender Equality in African Procurement</a> (Proshare)</li>
<li><a href="https://news.trust.org/item/20190412113613-i5575/">UK law against taking ‘upskirt’ photos without consent comes into force</a> (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)</li>
<li><a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/04/01/fetal-heartbeat-abortion-bill-georgia-governor/3330072002/">Georgia’s ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion bill: What you need to know</a> (USA Today)</li>
<li><a href="https://news.trust.org/item/20190404004722-f8bo6">Pad Women – the all-female business easing period poverty in Sri Lanka</a> (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)</li>
<li><a href="https://theglobepost.com/2019/04/12/gender-equality-2019/">Women’s Rights Backlash and Feminist Revival: Gender Equality in 2019</a> (The Globe Post)</li>
<li><a href="https://news.trust.org/item/20190409115922-powzl/">First female boss vows to shake up Bangladesh’s fashion factories</a> (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nelsonstar.com/news/france-takes-torch-passed-by-canada-will-focus-on-gender-equality-at-g7-summit/">France takes torch passed by Canada, will focus on gender equality at G7 summit</a> (Nelson Star)</li>
<li><a href="https://news.trust.org/item/20190408174704-6zkhr/">Creches, courts and quotas – India’s rival parties woo women as polls loom</a> (Thomson Reuters Foundation News)</li>
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<h2>16 – 30 April</h2>
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<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/business/uber-safety.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">#WhatsMyName Stresses Safety for Uber Riders</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/world/europe/kosovo-teenager-rape.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">In Kosovo, a Teenage Girl’s Rape Case Stirs a #MeToo Fury</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/world/asia/south-korea-school-grandmothers.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/15/magazine/melinda-gates-foundation-interview.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">Melinda Gates on tech innovation, global health and her own privilege</a> (The New York Times)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/world/canada/trudeau-jody-wilson-raybould-feminism.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">What’s a Feminist Government? Canada, and Trudeau, Grapple With the Question</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.wikigender.org/gender-in-the-media-archive/">Gender in the Media – Archive</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wikigender.org/community-portal/">Community Portal</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wikigender.org/wiki/community-portal-reports-and-publications/">Publications</a></li>
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