Gender in the Media: November 2018

Gender in the Media: November 2018

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>November 2018</h1>
<h2>16-30 November</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/11/16/why-female-friendly-toilets-need-to-become-a-hot-news-topic">Why Female-Friendly Toilets Need to Become a Hot News Topic</a> (News Deeply)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/world/europe/women-in-stem.html">Making Gains for Women in STEM Fields Will Take More Effort</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-womens-rights-advocates-reportedly-abused-while-in-prison/2018/11/20/9e77f11c-ebfb-11e8-9236-bb94154151d2_story.html?utm_term=.52ab9b3a6ee6">Jailed Saudi women’s rights activists said to face electric shocks, beatings and other abuse</a> (The Washington Post)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/21/iran-women-football-watch">Iran opens door to women at football but will anything really change?</a> (The Guardian)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/millions-of-women-in-kenyan-slums-avoid-using-available-toilets-here-s-why">Millions of Women in Kenyan Slums Avoid Using Available Toilets. We Need to Pay Attention to This</a> (Science Alert)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/world/women-in-the-world/?utm_term=.a617d7c2ddae">Women’s lives, behind the data</a> (The Washington Post)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/25/world/international-day-violence-against-women.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">Marching to End Violence Against Women</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/world/female-homicide-gender-violence.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">Most Dangerous Place for Women Is the Home, U.N. Report Finds</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li>Ending inequality means ending ‘global pandemic’ of violence against women – UN chief (UN News)</li>
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<h2>1-15 November</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/11/02/how-turkish-women-with-disabilities-are-entering-the-workforce">How Turkish Women With Disabilities Are Entering the Workforce</a> (News Deeply)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/politics/women-activism-midterms.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">The Year of the Woman’s Activism: Marches, Phone Banks, Postcards, More</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.coe.int/en/web/freedom-expression/-/handbook-on-the-implementation-of-recommendation-on-gender-equality-and-media-is-available-in-azerbaijani">Handbook on the implementation of Recommendation on gender equality and media is available in Azerbaijani</a> (Council of Europe)</li>
<li><a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/education-key-ending-violence-and-advancing-women-s-rights-say-participants">Education key to ending violence and advancing women’s rights say participants</a> (Relief Web)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/10/world/europe/britain-equal-pay-day.html">Britain’s Equal Pay Day Highlights Gender Gap</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/nov/12/a-case-in-el-salvador-shows-what-happens-when-hatred-of-women-is-enshrined-in-law">The rape case in El Salvador shows what happens when hatred of women is enshrined in law</a> (The Guardian)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/05/centenary-womens-suffrage-uk-house-of-commons">Women’s suffrage UK centenary to be marked by female politicians</a> (The Guardian)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/books/review/consent-on-campus-donna-freitas.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">Three New Takes on Feminism: In the Dorm, in the Economy and Around the World</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bustle.com/p/ethiopias-first-female-supreme-court-chief-meaza-ashenafi-has-long-championed-womens-rights-13073781">Ethiopia’s First Female Supreme Court Chief Meaza Ashenafi Has Long Championed Women’s Rights</a> (The Bustle)</li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/world/europe/ireland-underwear-rape-case-protest.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomen%20and%20Girls">Lawyer in Rape Trial Links Thong With Consent, and Ireland Erupts</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><span class="balancedHeadline"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/world/asia/papua-new-guinea-apec-women-abuse.html">‘It’s Time to Try to Change the Men’: Papua New Guinea’s Epidemic of Abuse</a> (The New York Times)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/11/1025921">South Sudan’s women caught up in ‘futile man’s war’ UN gender equality chief</a> (UN News)</li>
<li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/09/opinions/year-of-woman-goes-global-bro-vogelstein/index.html">The ‘Year of the Woman’ goes global</a> (CNN)</li>
<li><a href="https://stepfeed.com/campaign-reveals-intensity-of-victim-blaming-in-rape-cases-in-lebanon-0404">Campaign reveals intensity of ‘victim blaming’ in rape cases in Lebanon</a> (Step Feed)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indias-top-court-ruled-that-women-can-enter-a-prominent-temple-protesters-are-keeping-them-out/2018/11/18/016fcb7a-eb19-11e8-9236-bb94154151d2_story.html?utm_term=.814f12d2f892">India’s top court ruled that women can enter a prominent temple. Protesters are keeping them out</a> (The Washington Post)</li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/merkel-germany-gender-equality-59136202">Merkel says Germany has a way to go on gender equality</a> (ABC News)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/11/15/tackling-menstrual-hygiene-among-adolescents-in-india">Tackling Menstrual Hygiene Among Adolescents in India</a> (News Deeply)</li>
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<h2>Videos</h2>
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<li class="vxp-media__headline"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-46247782/women-shouldn-t-have-to-feel-grateful-for-opportunities">Women shouldn’t have to feel ‘grateful’ for opportunities</a> (BBC News)</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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