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Norms in the news
Welcome to ALIGN’s norms in the news page where we profile media stories related to gender and social norms. Here we provide links to a range of news stories which illuminate the impact of harmful norms, newfound data and information on measuring and understanding norms. Many of these articles explore how norms are changing in different societies, and discuss policies and approaches that affect norms. Not all stories use the terminology ‘gender norms’, but they all help highlight topics where gender and social norms have a clear influence.
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Please note, views in these articles are the publication's own and do not necessarily reflect those of ALIGN or ODI.
Articles relating to gender norms
United Kingdom
26 July 2021
![Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at the second presidential debate in 2016. © Rick T. Wilking/AP](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2021-08/trump_2.jpg?itok=OHa42lBK)
Theme: Women in authority/women in politics. Source: The Guardian - UK
United Kingdom
15 March 2021
![Flowers laid in memory of Sarah Everard with messages highlighting how the threat of violence undermines simple tasks like walking home. EPA/Andy Rain](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2021-03/walk.jpg?itok=bTRxo4LD)
Theme: Men and masculinities, Women's rights. Source: The Conversation - United Kingdom.
India
4 November 2020
![India women with the India flag behind them @Feminism in India](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2020-11/featured-images-pragya-1-1.png?itok=a3n3CtXr)
Theme: Gender-based violence Source: Feminism in India
Global
5 March 2020
![A lone woman is seen among delegates at the National People’s Congress in Beijing. © Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2020-03/backlash.jpg?itok=w7gITghL)
Theme: Backlash Source: The Guardian - UK
UK and global
3 March 2020
![WhatWorks logo](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2020-03/ww4.jpg?itok=Mb8JpCL_)
Theme: Violence against women and girls, intimate partner violence Source: BBC - UK
Burkina Faso
27 January 2020
![A class for auto mechanic at the CFIAM all-female school in Ouagadougou. ©Jean-Marc Caimi & Valentina Piccinni/The Guardian](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2020-02/bf.jpg?itok=B8mW2mWe)
Theme: Economic empowerment, Masculinities Source: The Guardian - UK
Japan
17 January 2020
![Shinjiro Koizumi with his wife, Christel Takigawa. Japan’s leave provision is among the most generous in the world. Photograph: Yoshitaka Sugawara/AP](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2020-01/japan-mp.jpg?itok=WpxYs9U8)
Theme: Men, boys and masculinities, politics, unpaid care work Source: The Guardian - United Kingdom
UK
8 January 2020
![Photo of the advert for People Per Hour was banned for "reinforcing harmful gender stereotypes" ©BBC](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2020-01/boss.jpg?itok=RDESG3q9)
Theme: Advertising, WEE Source: BBC - UK
United Kingdom
16 January 2020
![‘Many survivors feel guilt or shame, torturing themselves with questions like why they didn’t somehow fight off their attackers.’ Photograph: Cebas/Getty Images/iStockphoto](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2020-01/toxic_0.jpg?itok=qleo9Udd)
Theme: Toxic masculinity Source: The Guardian - UK The article highlights the lack of support for male survivors of sexual violence, and the ways that toxic gender norms often leave them…
Japan
10 December 2019
![Illustration from the article. Credit: Jing Wei/NYT](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-12/japan.jpg?itok=b8cXr_R6)
Theme: Social movements Source: New York Times - USA This article discusses how a young activist in Japan used online social movements through hashtags to tackle gender norms about women…
UK
12 November 2019
![Children from Torriano primary in north London changed their views during the pilot about which jobs were ‘for boys’. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-11/building.jpg?itok=SLTJ3Byc)
Theme: Education Source: The Guardian - UK There is a renewed focus on challenging gender stereotypes and inequitable norms in childhood. This article highlights some inspiring experiences in…
Lebanon
24 October 2019
![Female protesters stand in a line before Lebanese army soldiers during a demonstration on the seventh day of unrest against tax increases and official corruption, in Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut. © AFP](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-10/lebanon.jpg?itok=hbHGj0UJ)
Theme: Politics, Civil Society Source: The National - UAE
Jordan
24 October 2019
![A women in silhouette walks through a square in Jordan. © Annie Sakkab/Bloomberg/Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-10/jordan.jpg?itok=2f9R6B6d)
Theme: Gender-based violence, Law, Rights, Sexual and Reproductive Health Source: The Guardian - UK
Uganda
21 October 2019
![Maria Nantale, centre, at an outreach event hosted by the Aids Support Organisation, a health services group, and Uganda’s Eastern Region Women’s Empowerment Organisation. © Jake Naughton/the Guardian](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-10/uganda.jpg?itok=9jNxktQv)
Theme: LGBTQI+ Source: The Guardian - UK
Lebanon
11 October 2019
![Sarah El Jizi, head coach in the Beirut area for Right To Play, hands out football medals at Nahr el-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Photograph: Maher Hasbany/Courtesy of Right To Play](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-10/medals.jpg?itok=L7O4kGJm)
Theme: Sport for development, refugees Source: The Guardian - UK
Global
5 October 2019
![Still from video in Time article showing the slogan "fear less, build more"](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-11/time_0.jpg?itok=DtjukIqk)
Theme: Education, economic empowerment Source: Time - USA
UK
30 September 2019
![A graphic of a human heart. Copyright: Getty Images/BBC](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-09/heart_0.jpg?itok=LS8Pd31F)
Theme: Health Source: BBC News - UK
Iran
10 September 2019
![Fans hold up a sign supporting women at stadiums. © Getty Images/BBC](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-09/bbc_0.jpg?itok=Pz6LJ2T_)
Theme: Patriachy, Sport, Human Rights Source: BBC - UK
Japan
14 August 0019
![Opposition candidate Sakura Uchikoshi attends a campaign rally in July 2019. © Linda Sieg / Reuters](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-08/japan.jpg?itok=LOBCPIeH)
Theme: Politics Source: Foreign Affairs - USA
United Kingdom
14 August 2019
![Photo: MONDELEZUK/BBC](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-08/ads_1.jpg?itok=_-rITs3Z)
Theme: Media Source: BBC - United Kingdom
Middle East & N.Africa
13 August 2019
![Two Arab women working in a laboratory. Credit: Shutterstock](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-08/lab_0.jpg?itok=DFaNVhRU)
Theme: Economic empowerment, Technology Source: Arab News - Dubai
DR Congo
12 August 2019
![Two Congolese women with a village on a hill in the background. © Stephen Morrision/EPA](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-08/drc.jpg?itok=tNi9UcTh)
Theme: Gender-based violence Source: The Conversation - Australia
South Africa, Global
8 August 2019
![Female engineers in South Africa. Credit: Sunshine Seeds/Shutterstock](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-08/tech.jpg?itok=eoSfkU2e)
Theme: Economic empowerment, technology Source: The Africa Report - France
India
8 August 2019
![Many Internet articles extol Kashmiri women, and men, emphasising the fair colour of their skin. Credit: AFP](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-08/btkashmir220190808.jpg?itok=ffowcPLX)
Theme: Politics, Technology Source: The Straits Times - Singapore
Australia
4 August 2019
![Men on their way to work. Credit: AFP](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-08/bread.jpg?itok=PP4nlx3i)
Theme: Economic empowerment, Unpaid care work Source: The Straits Times - Singapore
Canada
3 August 2019
![Evidence has shows that having children no longer correlates with happiness. Photograph: GraphicaArtis/Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-08/mothers_0.jpg?itok=_VifVc6J)
Theme: Sexual and reproductive health, patriarchy Source: The Guardian - United Kingdom
Zimbabwe
2 August 2019
![A female scientist analyses samples in a lab in Johannesburg, South Africa. Credit: United Nations](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-08/science2.jpg?itok=XFDrd_rc)
Theme: Technology, Economic empowerment Source: All Africa - South Africa
United Kingdom
1 August 2019
![Copyright: BBC](/sites/default/files/styles/one_third_featured_box_mobile/public/2019-08/uni.jpg?itok=8WFrrIqs)
Theme: Health, Men, boys and masculinities Source: The BBC - United Kingdom