15 must-read gender stories of the week

Welcome to your weekly digest of stories about how the gender gap plays out around the world – in business, health, education and politics.

Women manage less than 2% of mutual fund assets. Here’s why it matters. (World Economic Forum)

Why it takes women leaders to make women leaders. (LinkedIn)

The Indian women who took on a multinational (and the male-led trade unions) and won. (BBC)

Four reasons the path to leadership is disproportionately stressful for women. (World Economic Forum)

‘Why I say no to all-male panels.’ (Washington Post)

Board gender diversity: A governance and career advantage. (Deloitte/WSJ)

Best to start a company with the right kind of gender bias. Retrofitting culture is hard. (Harvard Business Review)

Struggles of being a Muslim feminist. (Good Men Project)

Doctors take women’s pain less seriously. (The Atlantic)

A new twist in the fight against sexism in science. (Wired)

Hollywood is riddled with sexism. Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep and Emma Watson speak out. (World Economic Forum)

Can team sports help women crack the glass ceiling in business?(CNN)

Show us the money: International law and women in conflict-affected countries. (Huffington Post)

Male-free villages in Kenya: Open to survivors of sexual abuse and violence. (Newsweek)

Want to avoid ‘death, bomb and violence threats’ online? Don’t let on you’re female. (Huffington Post)

Statistic of the Week: Female board members in the Middle East

Oman: 1.8%
Kuwait: 1.7%
Bahrain: 1.7%
UAE: 1.2%:
Qatar: 0.3%
Saudi Arabia: 0.1%

Catalyst

Quote of the Week

“Sexual harassment is becoming the modus operandi of the new world (on-line)… It is the means by which some are conquering and claiming the new territory as their own.”

Dr Dale Spender, AM

Author: Saadia Zahidi is a Senior Director, Head of Gender Parity and Human Capital and Constituents at the World Economic Forum

Image: A woman walks at the new solar power plant “Gemasolar” the day of its inauguration in Fuentes de Andalucia, southern Spain October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo