Resilience, Peace and Security
Amal Clooney: I'm from a family of refugees
"My family ran away from war," Amal Clooney told Syrian refugees.
Stéphanie Thomson
Stéphanie Thomson is a writer and editor at the World Economic Forum.
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
This viral video exposes the plight of 15 million child brides
Each year, 15 million girls are married before they turn 18.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
First all-female Brunei pilot crew land in Saudi Arabia – where women can't drive
Only 3% of pilots are women. But that's changing.
Civil Society
South Sudan: ‘Horrendous human rights situation,’ says UN
The UN warns that ethnic cleansing is taking place in of mass murder, rapes and destruction are coming out of South Sudan.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Emma Watson: I don’t care if people call me a ‘feminazi’
Emma Watson explains why she's a feminist – and you should be, too.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
9 must-read books for International Women’s Day
These 9 books will help you understand more about some of the barriers women face at work – and how to overcome them.
Will electric cars cause the next oil crisis?
By 2022, electric cars will be as cheap as conventional ones. Is that bad news for the oil industry?
Resilience, Peace and Security
This map reveals the full extent of ISIS’s cultural destruction
ISIS has been destroying thousands of years of cultural heritage.
Did we just get a small step closer to curing cancer?
Scientists have announced an "extraordinary" cancer treatment.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
81% of girls in this country think domestic violence is justified
Why do so many young girls believe domestic violence is justified?
Global Cooperation
This is one of the biggest threats to international security – and it's not what you think
For all the progress we've made towards eradicating deadly diseases, pandemics still pose one of the biggest threats to international security.
How Twitter has changed the world
Users are down, but don't write off the social media giant just yet.
Geographies in Depth
'Burundi is on the brink' – a crisis explained
Since April, the situation in Burundi has gone from bad to worse.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Should companies pay for women to freeze their eggs?
Does egg freezing benefit women or companies?
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Think the gender pay gap is a myth? Watch this John Green video
Some of the figures might be wrong, but the gender pay gap is real.