Gender in the Media – February 2016

Gender in the Media – February 2016

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<li><a href="http://eige.europa.eu/news-and-events/news/looking-gender-statistics-you-can-count-and-compare?utm_source=newsletter17&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter">Looking for gender statistics you can count on and compare?</a> (EIGE 29.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/29/iran-elect-record-number-women-parliament-parvaneh-salahshori">Iran set to elect record number of women into parliament</a> (The Guardian 29.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.vox.com/2016/2/29/11134862/2016-oscars-women">2016 was the best year for women at the Oscars in ages. But that’s not saying much</a> (Vox Culture 29.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/catherine-russell/how-the-womens-entreprene_b_9351568.html">How the Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund Can Help Change the Entire Entrepreneur Ecosystem</a> (Huffington Post 29.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/federicoguerrini/2016/02/28/twitter-launches-positionofstrenght-campaign-for-women-empowerment-in-india-and-the-mena-region/#45fdaa6d22b1">Twitter Launches #PositionOfStrength Campaign For Women Empowerment In India And The MENA Region</a> (Forbes 28.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.humanrights.asia/news/ahrc-news/AHRC-STM-025-2016">PAKISTAN: Forced marriages and conversions stem from institutionalised intolerance</a> (Human Rights Asia 25.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.arabianbusiness.com/glowork-launches-female-only-recruitment-app-622756.html">Glowork launches female-only recruitment app </a>(arabianbusiness.com 24.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/iranian-poet-flees-iran-sentenced-to-prison-lashes-insulting-sanctities/27562381.html">’I Was Becoming Afraid Of Writing’: Iranian Poet Flees Because Of Crippling Censorship</a> (Rferl.org 22.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/new-policies-simplify-court-procedures-for-women-says-nshr/">New policies simplify court procedures for women, says NSHR</a> (Saudi Gazette 21.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/opinion/campaign-stops/why-sexism-at-the-office-makes-women-love-hillary-clinton.html?_r=0">Why Sexism at the Office Makes Women Love Hillary Clinton</a> (The NY Times 20.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://awwproject.org/2016/02/if-every-woman-were-happy-and-free/">If Every Woman Were Happy and Free</a> (awwproject.org 18.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://ieg.worldbank.org/blog/why-gender-inclusion-matters-post-conflict-recovery">Why gender inclusion matters for post-conflict recovery</a> (World Bank 16.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://afkinsider.com/119651/top-10-women-in-african-manufacturing-industry/">Top 10 Women In Africa’s Manufacturing Industry</a> (AFKInsider 17.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.policyinnovations.org/ideas/commentary/data/00424">Reprivatized Womanhood: Changing Gender Discourse in Contemporary Urban China</a> (Policy Innovations 16.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/16/asia/china-menstruation-leave/index.html">Chinese province grants women leave for menstrual pain</a> (CNN 16.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://aa.com.tr/en/turkey/syrian-women-hope-to-join-turkeys-textile-industry/522286">Syrian refugees in southern Turkey offered chance of employment thanks to UNIDO knitting course</a> (Anadolu Agency 16.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/15/hollande-criticised-over-family-children-and-womens-rights-ministry">Hollande criticised over family, children and women’s rights ministry</a> (The Guardian 15.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/bernie-sanders-isnt-a-woman-but-is-he-a-better-feminist-than-hillary-clinton-54624">Bernie Sanders isn’t a woman, but is he a better feminist than Hillary Clinton?</a> (The Conversation 12.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cologne-only-three-out-of-58-men-arrested-in-connection-with-mass-sex-attack-on-new-years-eve-are-a6874201.html">Cologne: Three out of 58 men arrested over mass sex attack on New Year’s Eve were refugees from Syria or Iraq</a> (The Independent 15.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-colombia-idUSKCN0VM0JS">More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government</a> (Reuters 13.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35559439">Women write better code, study suggests</a> (BBC News 12.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/02/11/heres-a-list-of-smart-women-political-scientists-they-know-stuff-too/">Here’s a list of smart women political scientists. They know stuff, too</a> (The Washington Post 11.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/12/gender-pay-gap-reporting-big-firms-start-2018">Gender pay gap reporting for big firms to start in 2018</a> (The Guardian 12.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/whats-really-behind-the-gender-wage-gap/462363/">What’s Really Behind Why Women Earn Less Than Men?</a> (The Atlantic 11.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=53206#.VsLnX1Iepfb">UN information technology chief believes all girls should aspire to be ‘geeks’</a> (UN DPI 10.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/women-benefits-fairygodboss/460275/">A Site Where Women Can Review Their Employers’ Female-Friendliness</a> (The Atlantic 09.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/business/women-in-company-leadership-tied-to-stronger-profits.html?_r=0">Women in Company Leadership Tied to Stronger Profits, Study Says</a> (The NY Times 09.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.womenlobby.org/Check-out-new-EWL-WRC-project-From-conflict-to-peace-Women-s-and-girls-voices">Check out new EWL-WRC project: From conflict to peace? Women’s and girls’ voices on the move</a> (European Women’s Lobby 08.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/09/world/asia/china-one-child-policy-hukou.html?_r=0">Chinese Who Violated One-Child Policy Remain Wary of Relaxed Rules</a> (The NY Times 08.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/opinion/the-zika-virus-and-brazilian-womens-right-to-choose.html">The Zika Virus and Brazilian Women’s Right to Choose</a>(The NY Times 08.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-girls-fgm-idUSKBN0LA2FX20150206#ktiOrmAtyJKLFybg.97">Colombia’s Embera tribe hopes to eradicate FGM by 2030</a> (Reuters 06.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/06/health/200-million-with-fgmys U.N.">200 million women and girls live with female genital mutilation, says U.N.</a> (CNN 06.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/world/asia/wanted-in-china-more-male-teachers-to-make-boys-men.html?emc=edit_tnt_20160208&nlid=68382067&tntemail0=y&_r=0oys Men">Wanted in China: More Male Teachers, to Make Boys Men</a> (The NY Times 06.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/asking-women-to-avoid-pregnancy-is-absurd-even-in-the-face-of-zikaOf Zika">Asking Women To Avoid Pregnancy Is Absurd, Even In The Face Of Zika</a> (fivethirtyeight.com 05.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.osce.org/fom/220606">OSCE Representative launches innovative compilation on safety of female journalists online</a> (OSCE 05.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="https://news.vice.com/article/fgm-case-reported-every-109-minutes-in-england">FGM Case Reported Every 109 Minutes in England</a> (Vice news 05.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/feb/05/china-womens-rights-crackdown-exposes-deepening-crisis-in-chinese-society">Women’s rights crackdown exposes deepening crisis in Chinese society</a> (The Guardian 05.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/health/indonesia-female-genital-cutting-circumcision-unicef.html?_r=0">Unicef Report Finds Female Genital Cutting to Be Common in Indonesia</a> (NY Times 05.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.awid.org/node/5094">Combatting illicit financial flows: Why we need a gender lens</a> (AWID 03.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/feb/03/five-ways-tech-crowdsourcing-womens-empowerment?CMP=ema-1702&CMP">Five ways tech is crowdsourcing women’s empowerment</a> (The Guardian 03.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/tunisia-single-mothers-children-protection.html?utm_source=Al-Monitor+Newsletter+%5BEnglish%5D&utm_campaign=cb7f3e5f8b-Feb_03_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_28264b27a0-cb7f3e5f8b-102522609#">Tunisia’s single mothers still struggle to overcome stigma</a> (Al Monitor 02.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/world/asia/india-women.html?emc=edit_tnt_20160208&nlid=68382067&tntemail0=y">From ‘Bold’ to ‘Bastard,’ Readers Debate Role of Working Women in India</a> (The NY Times 02.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.startribune.com/new-algerian-law-punishes-violence-against-women/367384881/">New Algerian law punishes violence against women</a> (Star Tribune 02.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/feb/02/myanmar-transgender-people-lgbt-colors-rainbow-equality">Myanmar’s transgender people not just chasing rainbows in fight for equality</a> (The Guardian 02.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/feb/02/11-ideas-to-improve-maternal-health-in-areas-of-conflict-and-extreme-poverty">11 ideas to improve maternal health in areas of conflict and extreme poverty</a> (The Guardian 02.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/politica/2016/1/5/Ethiopia-Gender-promotion-policies-Africa-defended,2b626da6-6938-44cd-a21f-ac426bbd9ee2.html">Ethiopia: Gender promotion policies in Africa defended</a> (Portal Angop 02.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/02/zika-pregnancy-latin-america/433980/">A Country Without Babies</a> (The Atlantic 01.02.2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mom-combats-gender-stereotypes-with-stillaboy-campaign_us_56abbe47e4b00b033aaf0587?ir=Parents&section=us_parents">Mom Combats Gender Stereotypes With #StillABoy Campaign</a> (Huffington Post 01.02.2016)</li>
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