Gender in the Media: February 2019

Gender in the Media: February 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>February 2019</h1>
<h2>1-15 February</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/international-womens-day-2019-day-began-fight-womens-rights/">International Women’s Day 2019: How the day began and why the fight for women’s rights is still necessary</a> (Telegraph)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/lens/venezuela-women-prison-jail.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">In Venezuela, Women in Prison Awaiting Trial Endure Crowded Conditions</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/magazine/women-coding-computer-programming.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">The Secret History of Women in Coding</a> (The New York Times)
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<li><a href="http://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/un-womens-rights-body-to-review-situation-in-myanmar-feb-22/12683">UN women’s rights body to review situation in Myanmar Feb 22</a> (UNB)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/opinion/sunday/the-real-mommy-war-is-against-the-state.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">The Real Mommy War Is Against the State</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/20190208-51percent-poland-attacks-womens-rights-activists-hrw-taliban-mama-africa-female-trucker">Disparaging feminism: Attacks on women’s rights in Poland</a> (France 24)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/opinion/sunday/girls-school-confidence.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">Why Girls Beat Boys at School and Lose to Them at the Office</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.news24.com/Analysis/women-politicians-in-africa-face-huge-odds-but-can-make-a-real-difference-20190214">Women politicians in Africa face huge odds but can make a real difference</a> (News 24)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/world/americas/oscar-arias-sexual-assault-costa-rica.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">The Fight for Gender Equality in One of the Most Dangerous Sports on Earth</a> (The New York Times)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.bustle.com/p/the-5-best-podcasts-about-feminism-to-listen-to-in-2019-because-hearing-these-smart-af-convos-will-give-you-life-15935960">The 5 Best Podcasts About Feminism To Listen To In 2019, Because Hearing These Smart AF Convos Will Give You LIFE</a> (Bustle)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/fashion/india-fast-fashion-homeworkers.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">Made for Next to Nothing. Worn by You? (</a>The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/technology/girls-stem-fields-study.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">Girls Get Tech. They Just Need Others to Believe It</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/feb/04/normalised-but-not-normal-nigerian-women-call-out-gropers-and-catcallers-market-march-movement-yaba-market-lagos">Normalised but not normal’: Nigerian women call out gropers and catcallers</a> (The Guardian)</li>
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<h2>16-28 February</h2>
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<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/world/europe/uk-abortion-law-northern-ireland.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">28 Women Dragging Suitcases March for Abortion Rights in Northern Ireland</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/sexual-consent-college.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">It’s Not That Men Don’t Know What Consent Is</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline">W<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/opinion/girls-pain-sexual-abuse.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">hy Are We Still Dismissing Girls’ Pain?</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47025662">#MeToo in India: The women left behind</a> (BBC)</li>
<li><a href="https://news.trust.org/item/20190228185938-14z3o/">C-section for 11 year-old rape victim in Argentina sparks outcry</a> (Thomson Reuters Foundation)</li>
<li><span class="content__headline–interview-wrapper"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/12/tulip-siddiq-i-needed-a-caesarean-instead-i-was-at-parliament">Tulip Siddiq: ‘I needed a caesarean – instead I was at parliamen</a>t (The Guardian)</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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