World Economic Forum Employers can help stressed-out workers by providing resilience trainingweforum.org - Dina Gerdeman Every year depression affects one in every five employees and costs American businesses $210 billion in medical bills and lost productivity. In fact, …
Diversity 3 reasons why business leaders can't afford to ignore diversityweforum.org - Laura Liswood Much has been written about the importance and value of diversity. Diversity provides multiple perspectives and experiences (gender, ethnicity, …
Gender France fines more than 700 in first year of 'cat-call' lawweforum.org - Emma Batha French authorities have fined more than 700 men for harassing women in public since the introduction of a law a year ago to stop cat-calls, lewd …
Gender This is why less than a third of the UK's cyclists are womenweforum.org - Katja Leyendecker Growing up in North Germany, cycling was my main means of transport, as would be usual for residents. When I moved to Newcastle, northern England in …
Same-sex Marriage Indian schools are starting to teach students about same-sex relationshipsweforum.org - Annie Banerji Indian schoolchildren are learning about same-sex couples in a new textbook, in the latest sign of shifting attitudes in the socially conservative …
Revolution The fourth industrial revolution risks leaving women behindweforum.org - Rachel Adams The Fourth Industrial Revolution is, ostensibly, upon us. The term was coined in 2016 by Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the …
Gender The Polynesian culture has come up with a third gender - this is what it meansweforum.org - Jonathan Barrett Keyonce Lee Hang is busy finishing preparations for the to’ona’i, a traditional lunch served after Sunday church in Samoa, and attending to her …
World Economic Forum This is the secret behind long-term academic success and growthweforum.org - Paul Ratner What one factor is responsible for getting good grades? Of course, there's hard work, and having an engaging and qualified teacher. A well-designed …
World Economic Forum How to become a dynamic learnerweforum.org - Knowledge @Wharton The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said that no man can step into the same river twice, because it’s not the same river and he isn’t the …
World Economic Forum The three-stage blueprint for “crafting” a flexible careerweforum.org - Cassie Werber In theory, flexibility is firmly on the agenda for companies that want employees to thrive. Work that can bend can help people avoid burnout and …
Gender Japan's parliament has more women and disabled members than everweforum.org - Kiyoshi Takenaka Japan's parliament opened a special session on Thursday with its most diverse upper house yet, including more women, two severely disabled members …
LGBTQI LGBT women are facing a disparity in cancer care. Here's whyweforum.org - Jessica Colarossi One in three Americans will face a cancer diagnosis in their lifetimes. Ulrike Boehmer, a researcher at the Boston University School of Public Health …
Fourth Industrial Revolution How workers can harness technology for their benefitweforum.org - Shamina Singh As technological innovation transforms our economies, workers all over the world are doing whatever it takes – whether crossing borders, changing …
World Economic Forum How many extra books could you read if you quit social media?weforum.org - Emma Charlton From scrolling through photos on Instagram to sharing an article on Twitter, social media has become a ubiquitous part of our lives. Most of us can …
Dyslexia The next talent opportunity for the digital workplace? Neurodiversityweforum.org - Nahia Orduña When I first met my former colleague Alex he told me he had difficulty writing and reading owing to his dyslexia. As his manager, I searched the …
World Economic Forum Why the world needs the youth revolution more than everweforum.org - Wadia Ait Hamza Young people coming together in joint action has served as a major engine of social transformation throughout human history. At key moments, younger …
Botswana Botswana recognizes LGBTQ rights, leading the way in southern Africaweforum.org - Marc Epprecht Botswana is a small country by population, but a big one by its role in the history of multi-party democracy and human rights in southern Africa. …
Fourth Industrial Revolution Yes, technology can liberate girls around the world – but it must be managed properlyweforum.org - Jessica Posner Odede Today, 1.4 billion girls and women live in countries that are failing on gender equality, in areas ranging from education and decent work to health …
Economics The EU’s proposal for earmarked parental leave will have a major impact on gender equalityweforum.org - Jeppe Drudahl The stark difference in average earnings between men and women in many western countries hovers around 15%, drawing the attention of politicians and …
Economics Want to add trillions to the global economy? Back female foundersweforum.org - Sarah Shearman Increasing support for female entrepreneurs could boost the global economy by trillions of dollars, according to research released on Tuesday that …
Organic Food New York’s organic farming industry is booming – led by a diverse workforceweforum.org - Ayenat Mersie Sporting a backwards gray cap, studded earrings and a thin, head-to-toe layer of dirt, Layton Guenther took a break from the day's fieldwork to talk …
Microsoft What does an AI ethicist do?weforum.org - Thomas Davenport Microsoft was one of the earliest companies to begin discussing and advocating for an ethical perspective on artificial intelligence. The issue began …
World Economic Forum Getting girls into schools is only the start of closing the education gapweforum.org - Manos Antoninis Recent decades have brought significant progress toward a more just and equal world in areas such as poverty reduction, immunization, and life …
Gender LGBT+ women footballers score as male players fear to come outweforum.org - Rebecca Rosman When 'The Gay Footballer' tweeted, "I am a proud gay man" in early July, it seemed the 29-year wait for a top tier male player to come out publicly …
World Economic Forum Nine things that will kill your careerweforum.org - Dr Travis Bradberry There are so many things that can kill the careers of good, hard-working people. Honest mistakes often carry hard-hitting consequences. We usually …
Toni Morrison Toni Morrison: 10 quotes you should knowweforum.org - Kate Whiting The world is paying tribute to literary great Toni Morrison, who passed away in New York after a short illness earlier this week. The author received …
World Economic Forum A path back to normality: How sewing is giving Spanish women their lives backweforum.org - Sophie Davies Sewing makes a welcome change from sex for the 20 women who escaped years of forced prostitution to stitch together a new life in Spain's second city. …
World Economic Forum It will take a lot more than free menstrual pads to end period povertyweforum.org - Dani Barrington All of those who menstruate, wherever they live, experience challenges when managing their period. These might include a lack of products, toilets or …
World Economic Forum The way children draw human figures has changed since the 1970s, reflecting modern society's attitudes to genderweforum.org - Christian Jarrett Over the last half century Western European countries have enjoyed a large increase in gender equality. There is a long way to go, but some statistics …
