From Outrage News Today

What it’s like to put yourself forward when you know the odds are stacked against you.

Lottery lovers in Costa Rica experienced a jolt recently, not from winning but due to an abrupt increase in the price of lottery tickets.

President Joe Biden has agreed to debate former President Donald Trump under conditions so bizarre, they might as well be political satire.

Misogyny, #MeToo stories and gender-specific abuse have affected the news industry this year. When women pushing for better standards are getting burned out, we need men to stand up for change

How can we improve how women are reported on and treated in journalism, before those pushing for better standards get burnt out and decide to leave?

Luba Kassova, author of From Outrage to Opportunity, speaks to the BBC’s Lara Joannides about how to take the BBC’s 50:50 The Equality Project beyond improving representation in terms of numbers, to challenging stereotypical portrayal of women in news.

Luba Kassova, author of From Outrage to Opportunity, speaks to Qaanitah Hunter, assistant editor: politics and opinions at News24.

News editors have a responsibility to give more weight to the unique angles that women war reporters bring to stories; to ensure that more women experts are featured in the news; and to focus on stories relevant to women audiences.

Recent research focusing on six countries – the UK, Nigeria, India, South Africa, Kenya and the US – offers a picture of enduring systemic underrepresentation of women in a male-dominated field.

South Africa may occupy a leading position in terms of women's representation in newsrooms and news leadership compared to some countries but when considering the issue of race, a different picture emerges, writes Luba Kassova.