Gender in the Media: June 2020

Gender in the Media: June 2020

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.<a name="target-toc-0"></a>
<h1><span id="1"></span>June 2020</h1>
<h2>1-14 June</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jun/01/somali-women-sexism-fishing-industry-mens-work">’Men don’t trust we’re strong enough’: Somali women push into fish industry</a> – The Guardian</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/us/politics/june-primary-elections-results.html">Historic Wins for Women of Color as Nation Protests Systemic Racism</a> – The New York Times</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/new-zealand-tackles-period-poverty-with-free-sanitary-products-for-all-schoolgirls">New Zealand tackles ‘period poverty’ with free sanitary products for all schoolgirls</a> – The Guardian</li>
<li><a href="https://wunrn.com/2020/06/uk-why-do-so-few-rapes-result-in-convictions/">UK – Why do so few rapes result in convictions?</a> – WUNRN</li>
<li><a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2020/06/02/downturns-tend-to-reduce-gender-inequality-not-under-covid-19"><span class="article__headline" data-test-id="Article Headline">Downturns tend to reduce gender inequality. Not under covid-19</span></a> – The Economist</li>
<li><a href="https://wunrn.com/2020/06/gender-equity-starts-in-the-home/">Gender Equity Starts in the Home</a> – WUNRN</li>
<li><a href="https://wunrn.com/2020/06/iran-president-calls-for-harsher-laws-to-tackle-honor-killings-after-beheading-of-teenage-girl-by-her-father/">Iran – President Calls for Harsher Laws to Tackle "Honor Killings" after Beheading of Teenage Girl by Her Father</a> – WUNRN</li>
<li><a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/covid19-lockdown-working-mothers-gender-gap/">COVID-19 lockdown hits working mothers harder than fathers</a> – World Economic Forum</li>
<li><a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/women-moving-into-top-jobs-in-mainstream-banking-20200601-p54y9o">Women moving into top jobs in mainstream banking</a> – The Australian Financial Review</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/egyptian-girls-tricked-fgm-covid-19-vaccine-200605051857815.html">Egyptian girls ‘tricked into FGM’ with COVID-19 vaccine</a> – Aljazeera
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<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52889965">#WeAreTired: Nigerian women speak out over wave of violence</a> – BBC News</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/world/middleeast/honor-killing-iran-women.html">A Daughter Is Beheaded, and Iran Asks if Women Have a Right to Safety</a> – The New York Times</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/coronavirus-lockdown-affected-women-equality-1-6689057">Coronavirus pandemic has reversed progress made in women’s equality</a> – The New European</li>
<li><a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/06/1065982">New UN report highlights link between gender, climate and security</a> – UN News</li>
<li><a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/two-in-three-women-will-not-return-to-pre-covid-19-spending-20200608-p550jc">Two in three women will not return to pre-virus spending</a> – The Australian Financial Review</li>
<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/20-of-pregnant-australian-women-dont-receive-the-recommended-mental-health-screening-139979">20% of pregnant Australian women don’t receive the recommended mental health screening</a> – The Conversation</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/revolution-will-be-incomplete-without-black-women-and-girls/613045/">The Reckoning Will Be Incomplete Without Black Women and Girls</a> – The Atlantic</li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53040513">South African president’s shame over surge in murders of women</a> – BBC News</li>
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<h2>14-30 June</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/15/women-stage-mass-scream-in-switzerland-over-domestic-violence-and-gender-pay-gap">Women stage ‘mass scream’ in Switzerland over domestic violence and gender pay gap</a> – The Guardian</li>
<li><a href="https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/justice-system-failing-women-in-townships-as-murders-surge-49392162">’Justice system failing women in townships’ as murders surge</a> – Independent Online</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jun/15/its-what-students-look-for-the-dutch-university-thats-only-hiring-women">’It’s what students look for’: the Dutch university that’s only hiring women</a> – The Guardian</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/commentisfree/2020/jun/20/jobkeeper-has-failed-and-its-hitting-women-and-young-people-the-hardest">Jobkeeper has failed, and it’s hitting women and young people the hardest</a> – The Guardian</li>
<li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolefisher/2020/06/21/strong-father-daughter-relationships-lead-to-healthier-happier-women/#9c006a02b636">Strong Father-Daughter Relationships Lead To Healthier, Happier Women</a> – Forbes</li>
<li><a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/students-run-think-tank-launches-helpline-to-find-jobs-for-lockdown-hit-workers-in-delhi-ncr/articleshow/76493822.cms">Women workers in demand as companies grapple with staff shortage</a> – The Economic Times</li>
<li><a href="https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-the-business-case-for-investing-in-women-entrepreneurs-97551">Opinion: The business case for investing in women entrepreneurs</a> – Devex</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/opinion/sex-differences-covid.html">What’s Really Behind the Gender Gap in Covid-19 Deaths?</a> – The New York Times</li>
<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-law-is-a-mans-world-unless-the-culture-changes-women-will-continue-to-be-talked-over-marginalised-and-harassed-141279">The law is a man’s world. Unless the culture changes, women will continue to be talked over, marginalised and harassed</a> – The Conversation AU</li>
<li><a href="https://hbr.org/2020/06/will-the-pandemic-reshape-notions-of-female-leadership">Will the Pandemic Reshape Notions of Female Leadership?</a> – Harvard Business Review</li>
<li><a href="https://www.iol.co.za/saturday-star/opinion/gender-based-violence-and-femicide-is-human-cruelty-in-action-49993750">Gender-Based Violence and femicide is human cruelty in action</a> – Independent Online</li>
<li><a href="https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/06/26/long-road-to-gender-equality-in-indonesian-military.html">Long road to gender equality in Indonesian Military</a> – The Jakarta Post</li>
<li><a href="https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/employment/119146/gender-equality-belgium-neglects-commitments-to-pay-transparency/">Gender equality: Belgium neglects commitments to pay transparency</a> – The Brussels Times</li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200630-how-covid-19-is-changing-womens-lives">How Covid-19 is changing women’s lives</a> – BBC News</li>
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