18 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.

Michelle Obama on what every girl in the world needs, and how to provide it. (The Atlantic)

Female representation in boardrooms reaches 30 per cent. In Britain’s publicly funded sports boardrooms, but it’s a start. (The Independent)

Lord Davies wants 33% of women on FTSE 350 boards by 2020. (Management Today)

Facebook liberates and segregates women in Pakistan. (World Economic Forum)

Singapore: encourage more gender equality in leadership positions: Grace Fu (Channel News Asia)

Do women get more credit for leadership? (World Economic Forum)

End of one-child policy won’t end bias against girls in China. (Aljazeera)

Women and children are 14 times more likely to die than men in disasters. Their health and safety in disaster-prone areas ‘must be a priority’. (The UN News Centre)

Why age discrimination is worse for women. (World Economic Forum)

Men, gender equality and advertising. (Huffington Post)

How to make gender equality at work matter to everyone. Not only to women. (Fast Company)

Living out gender equality at home. (Altmuslimah)

“I cannot and I will not give up my family time”. (World Economic Forum)

10 twitter accounts on gender equality in renewable energy. (Forbes)

Why gender and income inequality are linked. (World Economic Forum)

Could paternity leave help tackle gender violence? (World Economic Forum)

Sexual assault in the air. The disturbing reality of sexual assault on airplanes. (Quartz)

#MyStory on Instagram: an exhibition of Instagram photos speaks to the diversity of the female experience. (Entertainment Weekly)

Statistic of the Week:

62 million girls worldwide are not in school.
US Agency for International Development

Quote of the Week

“Scholarships, bathrooms, and safe transportation will only go so far if societies fail to punish rapists and reject survivors of rape as damaged goods.”

Michelle Obama
The Atlantic

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

Image: Pre-university students pose for a photo during the first day of class for the 2015-2016 course in downtown Havana, September 1, 2015. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini