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  • Taylor Swift, 3D-printed ovaries, and other top gender stories of the week

    Friday 18th of August 2017

    The first black woman to lead America’s West Point cadets. (ABC News)A female sex worker’s Google-style gender equality manifesto. (The Independent)The three women running for South Africa’s presidency. (The Conversation)Women are gaining ground in virtual reality. (The Guardian)Will a shift toward remote work solve tech’s gender gap? (Tech Republic)Violence against women in politics is rising. (LSE)3D-printed ovaries may help women have babies. (Washington Post)The study that proves men aren’t born more competitive. (Quartz)High rates of mental illness in women: partly biology, the rest is social. (The Conversation)Taylor Swift hopes verdict will inspire other sexual assault victims. (Bloomberg)Why women in India are taking selfies at midnight. (BBC)Women bear the burden of China’s harassment problem. (Asia Times)

  • The African initiative teaching Chinese women to code

    Thursday 17th of August 2017

    The evidence that China is Africa’s friend and largest trading partner is well documented and solidly argued by economists like Dambisa Moyo.

  • Fake news, real women and other top gender stories of the week

    Thursday 10th of August 2017

    1 in 4 Americans thinks time travel will happen before gender equality in business. (Fortune)Men are replacing women as CEOs in a step backwards for diversity. (Bloomberg)Female CEOs hold key to returns says $42 billion stock manager. (Bloomberg)The economics of dividing domestic work fairly. (Quartz)

  • 4 charts that show tech is still a man’s world

    Monday 7th of August 2017

    From Facebook’s onsite barbershop to Google HQ’s free bus system, the tech sector has earned a reputation as a hub of forward-looking places to work. However, these tech trailblazers are lagging behind in one surprising area – gender equality.

  • Top jobs women don’t have, co-workers who interrupt and other top gender stories of the week

    Thursday 3rd of August 2017

    Sheryl Sandberg calls for policy changes to raise women’s pay. (The Guardian)How not to advocate for a woman at work. (Harvard Business Review)Women not on board when companies go public. (Bloomberg)Being a working mother is not bad for your children. (The Conversation)How to cope with a coworker who interrupts. (Bloomberg)Marrying your victim doesn’t get you off a rape charge. New law in Tunisia. (Middle East Eye)Turkish women march for the right to dress as they choose. (Reuters)The dos and don’ts of pregnancy are deeply flawed around the world. (Quartz)Women are bargaining chips in South Sudan customary courts. (Al Jazeera)The last woman leader standing in Latin America. (New York Times)The top roles women have never had. (BBC)

  • Why women aren’t CEOs, diversity in computing classes and other top gender stories of the week

    Wednesday 26th of July 2017

    BBC journalist confronts boss about the pay gap, live on air. (Quartz)Why women aren’t CEOs, according to women who almost were. (New York Times)How to speed up gender equality in high-growth sectors — our new report. (World Economic Forum)Female university graduates dramatically underestimate their worth. (The Independent)Imagine closing the pay gap by paying everyone equally, like Uber has. (Cnet)The UK’s gender pay gap by industry. Interactive graphic. (Business Insider)Women in business profit when they talk with each other. (Quartz)Nearly half of all murdered women are killed by romantic partners. (The Atlantic)Computer classes are diversifying. Now, about those jobs. (Wired)Women’s stories of street harassment. In pictures. (The Guardian)Why women are almost invisible in Lebanon’s parliament. (Middle East Eye)The hotline trying to stop men murdering their wives. (Al Jazeera)

  • Only 11% of architects and engineers are women. Let’s build a new pipeline for female talent

    Tuesday 25th of July 2017

    I am a female engineer. When I introduce myself, I still get gasps or looks of surprise. This isn’t a surprise to me as women account for just 11% of employees in architecture and engineering.

  • What the casting of a female Dr Who tells us about science fiction and women

    Monday 24th of July 2017

    Once upon a time, there was a little girl who dreamed of going into space. She would sit on the floor in the library, cross-legged on the carpet before a big shelf of books and read about a machine that could travel in time and space. She would put on the television, and see the Doctor and the TARDIS, and wish that she could be there too. She wanted to be on the Enterprise, and the Liberator and the Millennium Falcon – and she imagined great adventures, in which she saved the world, the galaxy, and (why not) the universe.

  • Brexit and equal pay, robots in Afghanistan, and other top gender stories of the week

    Wednesday 19th of July 2017

    Equal pay laws in the UK may be scrapped after Brexit. (The Independent)Google ordered to hand over salary details in gender equality court battle. (The Guardian)Women of colour face staggering harassment in space science. (The Washington Post)There’s a reason women in tech are finally speaking out. (Wired)Building robots while a woman. In Afghanistan. (The Atlantic)UK advertising watchdog to get tough on gender stereotypes. (BBC) Online harassment: men and women experience it differently. (Pew Research)China is out of step with global trends when it comes to women in power. (New York Times)214 million women who want to prevent pregnancy, don’t have access to contraception. (Slate)‘It’s all sextortion and revenge porn’: fighting cyber abuse in Pakistan. (The Guardian)Quit calling me Mrs, said Amelia Earhart in 1932. (Quartz)25 famous women on confidence. (New York Times)

  • Equal pay at Wimbledon, Palestine’s speed sisters and other top gender stories of the week

    Wednesday 12th of July 2017

    Welcome to our weekly digest of stories about how the gender gap plays out around the world – in business, health, education and politics – from the World Economic Forum. Carrie Lam sworn in as Hong Kong’s first female leader. (New York Times) We-fi: $1 billion pledged for women entrepreneurship initiative. (World Bank) How to spend foreign aid like a feminist. (The Conversation) If you can’t retain women, don’t recruit them. (Wired) Squash sexism at work. (World Economic Forum) Potential mentors are mostly white and male. (The Atlantic) Young black girls face ‘adultification’. (NPR) Half of women who graduate with top MBAs will leave full-time work within 10 years. (Quartz) Start-ups out to save Indian women from the horrors of public toilets. (Quartz) 800 women and girls die every day from maternal causes. (Huffington Post) Cambodian women married without their consent share their horror stories in court. (Quartz) Speed Sisters: Palestine’s all-female racing car team. (Al Jazeera) How women won the fight for equal prize money at Wimbledon. (World Economic Forum)

  • This is how we can boost gender diversity in business and break cultural stigma

    Wednesday 12th of July 2017

    In 1996, my first formal speech on women in business described the “Female Model of Leadership” and here we are still debating the same topic in 2017.

  • How women won the fight for equal prize money at Wimbledon

    Friday 7th of July 2017

    Eight of the 10 highest-paid female athletes are tennis players. Top-earning Serena Williams has pocketed some $81.7 million in prize money since the start of her career, during which she has claimed a record 39 grand slam titles.

  • 3 ways women can squash sexism at work

    Friday 7th of July 2017

    Sexism still persists and undermines women’s careers. It is unfair and unbelievable that individuals still believe they can take advantage of women. It takes confidence to face and, ultimately, derail these deep-rooted, societal notions. It takes confidence to help others wake up and rediscover the truth: that women are just as, if not more, strong and capable as men.

  • Women hold a quarter of all Google leadership roles and other top gender stories of the week

    Thursday 6th of July 2017

    Welcome to our weekly digest of stories about how the gender gap plays out around the world – in business, health, education and politics – from the World Economic Forum. Women now have 25% of leadership roles at Google. (cnet) Free abortions in England for women from Northern Ireland. (BBC) US Girl Scouts role out 18 new badges. In cybersecurity. (Tech Republic) A hashtag to fight Iran’s dress code for women. (Reuters) Should Macron and Trudeau be so proud of appointing women to their Cabinets? (The Conversation) More women running than ever in Papua New Guinea election. (Al Jazeera) Fakery-until-makery: tips from highly successful women. (The Atlantic) VCs ask male and female entrepreneurs different questions and it affects their funding. (HBR) Why Indian women are wearing cow masks for this photographer’s project. (Times of India) Sexism in terrorism: Reporting on women’s acts of violence distorts reality. (Middle East Eye) China doesn’t have leftover women. It has leftover men. (World Economic Forum) South Africa’s public works programme is creating jobs, but it can do more for women. (World Economic Forum) ‘Women priority’ subway carriages trial scheme starts in China. (South China Morning Post)

  • The US Senate’s new health-care bill doesn’t even mention the word "women"

    Tuesday 4th of July 2017

    Women have babies. If they didn’t, first the economy would collapse, and then the species would die out.

  • Lost ground on boards, sex doesn’t sell and other top gender stories of the week

    Wednesday 28th of June 2017

    Women lose ground on new board seats for first time in 8 years. (Bloomberg)Sex doesn’t actually sell: New study. (Quartz)The Wonder Woman Effect: Women directors are owning the box office. (Wired)The word ‘woman’ literally doesn’t appear in US healthcare bill. (Quartz)Safe abortions and sexual health: One man’s crusade to end patriarchy. (The Atlantic)Pregnant schoolgirl ban angers Tanzanian women. (BBC)Term ‘genius’ alienates women, says Cambridge lecturer. (BBC)Syria’s women could be key to the future. (Al-Monitor)Sexism in tech: The open secret more women are prepared to talk about. (TechCrunch)Indian women are better off, but it’s not all good news. (Bloomberg)Referee organisation working to level the field for women. (Los Angeles Times)

  • South Africa’s public works programme is creating jobs, but it can do more for women

    Monday 26th of June 2017

    The South African government recently reported that around 6.5 million job opportunities have been created through its Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) since 2004. This should be good news given the high levels of unemployment in South Africa, especially for women, who are disadvantaged in the job market and are specifically targeted by the programme.

  • China doesn’t have leftover women. It has leftover men

    Thursday 22nd of June 2017

    In a taxi in the UAE, the driver – a warm-hearted Bangladeshi man – eagerly showed me several wedding pictures on his mobile phone. The bride was his 13 year-old daughter. When I told him that I was 28 and single, he didn’t even bother to hide his surprise. “You must be old for an unmarried woman in China, right? Hurry up, find a man and get married!” he said.

  • French elections, our feminist future and other top gender stories of the week

    Wednesday 21st of June 2017

    France elects record number of women to parliament. (Reuters)Coroners less likely to investigate unnatural deaths in women. (World Economic Forum)Why do men harass women? A new study sheds light. (NPR)The future is feminist: At least in science fiction. (The Guardian)Reduce bias in your hiring process: 7 practical ways. (Harvard Business Review)What Islam actually says about domestic violence: Explainer. (The Conversation)Part-time work is growing more slowly, but more men are doing it. (The Conversation)Ireland’s ‘cruel and inhumane’ abortion laws: UN’s criticism. (The Guardian)A long road ahead to eradicate sexism in China. (Global Times)Break silence on ‘terrifying’ femicides in Dominican Republic: Minister (Reuters)‘Unruly’ Women: What we talk about when we talk about them. (The Atlantic)

  • Coroners are less likely to investigate unnatural deaths in women

    Friday 16th of June 2017

    Half a million people die every year in England and Wales. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 257,207 males and 272,448 females died in 2015. The biggest killers are cancer, heart disease and lung disease. However, each year, a small but significant number of people die an unnatural death. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) coroners statistics reveal that in 2016, 24,542 people (16,694 males and 7,848 females) died an unnatural death, generally through accidents, suicide or failure in a medical or surgical intervention.

  • Women are stronger than men, 7 real life wonder women and other top gender stories of the week

    Wednesday 14th of June 2017

    Time to celebrate women’s gains in the UK election? Not so fast. (Washington Post)The 13-year-old girl ‘seemed willing’. The world’s worst case for women’s rights. (Reuters)Women’s rights activist detained in Saudi Arabia. (New York Magazine)Welcome to women’s world: Women say to Comey. (New York Times)America made me a feminist. (New York Times)Women are stronger than men. The science. (The Guardian)Women’s health needs are overlooked. It’s time for change. (World Economic Forum)Walmart’s strict attendance policy hurts women workers. (The Cut)What to wear to work? Why it’s so hard for women to figure out in 2017. (Quartz)Hitting puberty changes how girls learn. This is why. (World Economic Forum)7 real life wonder women who have achieved phenomenal success. (South China Morning Post)

  • Puberty changes how girls are learning. Here’s how

    Monday 12th of June 2017

    Puberty hormones might impede some aspects of flexible youthful learning, a study with female mice suggests.

  • The health needs of women are being overlooked. It’s time to bring this injustice to a halt 

    Friday 9th of June 2017

    According to the World Health Organization, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which include cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease, are the leading cause of death among women globally and cause two in every three deaths among women each year.

  • A woman President, a black Wonder Woman and other top gender stories of the week

    Wednesday 7th of June 2017

    Will the US ever have a woman as President? (Slate)“It was a mistake to educate my daughter… I should have saved all the money for her dowry.” (Quartz)Sexual harassment policies may be ineffective with these omissions. (Harvard Business Review)Women close gender pay gap in two STEM jobs, lag in others. (Bloomberg)Tech’s bro culture: Why so few women break through. (Bloomberg)Guilt, fear and looking less committed: why millennial women take less vacation. (Huffington Post)Cambodian elections: The women who lost their land and are now fighting for power. (The Guardian)Imagining a black Wonder Woman. (The Atlantic)Historic rejection letters to women engineers. (The Atlantic)Women work nearly an hour longer than men every day. (World Economic Forum)Moroccan police stifle women’s protest in northern city. (Reuters)Child brides are on the rise in India’s towns and cities: report. (Reuters)

  • It’s official: women work nearly an hour longer than men every day

    Thursday 1st of June 2017

    Women work an average of 8 hours and 39 minutes a day – nearly an hour longer than men, when both paid and unpaid tasks are taken into account.

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