Countries with the lowest gender gap, your home will be a power plant and other top stories of the week
Adrian Monck, Head of Public and Social Engagement, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum Geneva
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Rwanda ahead of Sweden. The top ten from the Global Gender Gap Index.
65 million displaced persons. Time to rethink migration governance.
Solar panels are just a start. The power plant of the future will be your home.
Tech needs more women. How to get them there.
Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Himalayas. Villages lead the way.
Rent in New York more affordable than in Kiev. Real global housing costs.
Who creates what your children watch online? The bizarre algorithms making kids’ videos.
What makes elephants so cancer-proof? Scientists think they might know why.
Why didn’t the Romans have an Industrial Revolution? The answer helps us understand today’s economies.
Forget business school. Learn leadership from the great philosophers!
The society of the future won’t look like Blade Runner. It will be hyper-competitive and permanently lonely.
The World Economic Forum in the news
The rich in the US may get even richer. Draws on data from Forum Inclusive Growth and Development Report. (New York Times)
How to stop sexism — in children. Cites Global Gender Gap Report. (Slate)
India becoming worse for women. Coverage of the Global Gender Gap Reportcontinues. (Quartz)
São Paulo to host 2018 World Economic Forum on Latin America. (Xinhua)
China’s “Belt and Road” is coming to the US backyard. Cites Forum data on China-Latin America trade. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Germany needs to invest in teaching before tech. Cites Forum Networked Readiness Index. (Deutsche Welle)
Originally published at www.weforum.org.
