New estimates show 126,000 pregnant women affected by Nepal quake (UNFPA 29.04.2015) New UN report unveils alternative policy agenda for gender equality (Jakarta Post 27.04.2015) The Cost of Gender Inequality (Huffington Post 26.04.2015) Websites in India Put a Bit of Choice Into Arranged Marriages (The NY Times 24.04.2015) Witness: Rana Plaza Factory Collapse Still Plagues […]

5 inspiring TED talks by women leaders in 2014 (Fortune 29.12.2014) Conference To Celebrate ‘Driven’ Women (Capenews 27.12.2014) Companies Should Be Required to Disclose Their Gender Stats (Harvard Business Review 23.12.2014) More Than 100 Vietnamese Brides Are Said to Have Disappeared From Hebei Villages (The NY Times 17.12.2014) Could Big Data Be the New Gender […]

Gender pay gap in Australia rises slightly to 18.8%, ABS data show (The Guardian 26.02.2015) IMF Chief: Closing The Gender Gap Makes Economic Sense (Huffington Post 23.02.15) Bill aims to close the gender wage gap (23.02.15) A vote to criminalise gender-selective abortion will be a disaster for women (The Guardian 23.02.15) Turkish Men Are Wearing […]

Is it time we agreed on a gender-neutral singular pronoun? (The Guardian 30.01.2015) The entrepreneurs helping girls in the developing world (BBC 29.01.2015) Saudi Arabia’s dress code for women (The Economist 28.01.2015) To Warn Of Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Risks, Young Women Pose In Life-Size Toy Box (Huffington Post 28.01.2015) The 2015 Power Women Of […]

Why getting into elite colleges is harder for women (The Washington Post 30.07.2015) Nigeria frees 71 people, mostly women, girls, from Boko Haram, hold them at military barracks (US News 30.07.2015) Mexican state known for gender-based violence issues emergency alert (The Guardian 29.07.2015) Nearly 30% of new board members appointed this past year were women […]

Afghanistan Nominates First Female Judge To Supreme Court (rferl.org 30.06.2015) UN: Philippine efforts to uphold women’s rights not enough The Philippine Star (29.06.15) Afghanistan growing more receptive on women’s rights, says British ambassador The Guardian (28.06.15) Maiden Names, on the Rise Again (The NY Times 27.06.2015) Argentine women hit back at violence (BBC 22.06.2015) Blood […]

Egyptian Woman Reveals 42-Year Secret of Survival: Pretending to Be a Man (The NY Times 25.03.2015) Women’s rights activists use social media to get their message out (The Guardian 19.03.2015) Alarming Number Of Women Think Spousal Abuse Is Sometimes OK (NPR 18.03.2015) Why Young Western Women Go To Syria (rferl.org 17.03.2015) Number of unmarried women […]

BRIDGE update focuses on Menstrual Hygiene Management (BRIDGE-IDS May 2015) How does Gender change the way we think about Power? (Blog – From Poverty to Power 27.05.2015) Nigeria Bans Female Genital Mutilation: African Powerhouse Sends ‘Powerful Signal’ About FGM With New Bill (International Business Times 26.05.2015) Turkish NGO helps mothers return to work (Al Monitor […]

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. May 2018 1-15 May In Peru, Justice in Sexual Assault Cases Called a ‘Lost Cause’ (The New York Times) #MeToo Goes Global (The New York Times) […]

A month to remember – Breast Cancer Awareness Month (WHO 30.10.2015) Women are vital to building peace and their role can no longer be ignored (The Guardian 30.10.2015) China to End One-Child Policy, Allowing Families Two Children (The NY Times 29.10.2015) Nepalese parliament elects first female president (The Guardian 28.10.2015) West Papuan women left isolated […]