Dear Gender community, here is this week’s press review!
New report shows 90 per cent of adolescent girls in low-income economies are offline (UN News, April 26, 2023)
> Around 90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to a new UNICEF analysis, coinciding with the UN’s International Girls in ICT Day. https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1136072
Global Action Against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill Amid Surge of Violent Attacks (Health Policy Watch, April 25, 2023)
> Protestors gathered outside Ugandan embassies worldwide on Tuesday for a global day of action against that country’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which criminalises all LGBTQ people and proposes a series of punishments ranging from fines to the death penalty. https://healthpolicy-watch.news/global-action-against-ugandas-anti-homo…
Numbers of note: women in decision-making positions (European Institute for Gender Equality, April 5, 2023)
> The latest data on women in decision-making roles in the Western Balkans and Türkiye paint a mixed picture but are on the right path for the future. https://eige.europa.eu/news/numbers-note-women-decision-making-positions