Contents Executive summary !"#$%&'()!%*+,-% .............................................................................. 2 Introduction ./01.%& ..................................................................................................... 12 International standards on the right to freedom of expression and information 23#%2-%!3" 45#%67"%68-"9/5(/5:%*3:;%():;% <#:%&'*+=%'2=%>?@(/5:%*3:;%9/5:%>" (/5:%:A#="!A*+/.%!ABC.%&$+"& ..... 9 International standards on gender and freedom of expression 2/:%<D"E9/5:%>"():;% 23#%2-%!3"68-"9/5*3:;%9/5:%>" (/5:%:A#=" !A*+/.%!AFC.%&$+"& ................................................... 17 Gender in Myanmar 8$.%$"(/5:%:A>)/ 2/:%<D"G ................................................................ 27 Women in the media $H0H?"I '$+/,&<$H&$+"&J '*.%&=K .............................................. 33 Access to gender-specific information 2/:%<D"G'68**A<#:%&'*+=%'2=%$+"&>)/(/5:%*3:;% . 49 Participation and the voice of women '$+/,&<$H&$+"&J-1G:%69":%>3=%*3:;%():;% '<A45#%67"%*3:;% ............................................................................................................................... 59 Gender-based violence 2/:%<D"G'68**A 'L=$%&7=%$M ................................................ 72 Conclusion ./NA5&*+,-% .................................................................................................... 84 ARTICLE 19 - Censored gender: Women’s right to freedom of expression and information in Myanmar - Page 1