Stéphanie Thomson is a writer and editor at the World Economic Forum.
If yesterday was about analysing the challenges facing the region, today was about coming up with solutions. Here are some of the highlights from the final day of the World Economic Forum...
After almost a decade of economic growth – growth that has helped lift millions out of poverty – the past couple of years have been challenging for Latin America. Two consecutive years of...
Latin America is in the economic doldrums. After almost a decade of progress, GDP has been negative for the past two years, making it the region’s worst contraction since the 1980s.
When you hear the stories behind some of today’s most successful companies, it can be easy to forget just how hard it is to set up and scale a business.
There’s no such thing as “man’s work” or “women’s work”, so why is it some industries and roles still struggle when it comes to achieving gender parity? Take the Fortune 500: last summer,...
It’s been a tough few years for Ireland. In less than a decade, it went from being one of Europe’s success stories – before the financial crisis, experts like Thomas Friedman implored oth...
When you get to the office this Wednesday, look around. Do you spot anything different? Notice anyone missing? There’s a good chance you’ll see far fewer of your female colleagues than us...
Protests, heightened ideological divides, a spike in hate crime: 2017 has got off to a rocky start, and many people are looking for a way to switch off from it all, if only for a few hours.
Imagine this scenario: you’ve received two job offers and you’ve got to decide which one to accept. You make a pros and cons list, noting down important things like compensation, vacation...
In the summer of 2016, women’s rights activists in Russia celebrated as the country passed its first law directly targeting domestic abuse. For a country where, according to estimates, on...
“A total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” was what President Donald Trump called for during the elections. Barely a week into his new role, he signed an execu...
In a week that saw President Donald Trump sign many contentious executive orders, one stood out: the decision to prevent nationals of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering th...
With over 400 sessions on the official programme, covering everything from the rise of populism to the global economic outlook, you’d be forgiven for feeling confused by what just happene...
It’s long overdue, but the idea that diversity is something worth fighting for – at universities, in the boardroom and in positions of political decision-making – is now really gaining gr...
“If you went back 10,000 years and spoke with someone working in a field, they probably wouldn’t ask what you do for a living – that wouldn’t be a meaningful question,” Google co-founder ...
