At the current rate of progress, the economic gender gap will close in 170 years. This timeframe, calculated by the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap Index, means that neith...
Today is International Women's Day, a day to celebrate the many social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. But how do we keep the momentum going beyond today, and bri...
The movement to advance women’s development and equality is going through a stress test. The forces in today’s world that are eroding women’s advancement challenge us to consider whether ...
Have you heard the story about the violin behind the curtain? Back in the 1970s, the number of women in the top US orchestras was a mere 5%. Questions were asked, and they decided to cond...
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...
These are the dark times for diversity: in an era of walls, barricades and divisive rhetoric, how can it can ever hope to thrive? But then maybe it was always doomed to failure. Even in h...
Human progress is a curious thing. It took less than 40 years to put a man on the moon, but it will take 170 years to put a woman in the board room in many places on our planet - such are...
When it comes to applying for promotions, I’ve heard more than once the cautionary tale that companies only want one woman at the top at a time. But this idea that you have to out-maneuve...
Enabling women and girls represents the single biggest opportunity for human development and economic growth. Despite this and many organizations working to address the issues, according ...
“This is a man's world ... but it wouldn't be nothing, nothing, without a woman or a girl.” So said James Brown in 1966 and there’s no doubt progress has been made around gender parity si...
Every year, the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report offers an important opportunity to reflect on the state of gender equality around the world – where we are and how far we s...
Make no mistake, the gender wage gap is real.
Flexible schedules free workers from rigid hours, boosting their health and productivity. Or they kill collaboration.
Women invented windshield wipers, the first computer program, life rafts, wireless transmissions technology, the paper bag, Kevlar, fire escapes and chocolate chip cookies. If good ideas ...
Of all the business-boosting ideas that fill consultancy manuals and MBA textbooks there is one that could be a game changer for the global economy: women’s economic empowerment. From the...
