1. Top 10 gender equal countries in the world. The Nordics dominate, and Rwanda climbs to seventh in our Global Gender Gap 2014 report.
2. It’s up to us all to beat sexist stereotypes. Gender gaps are a drain on the global economy, says Dalia Grybauskaite, President of Lithuania.
3. 2095: The year of gender equality at work, maybe. Why progress is so slow. Also: the regional breakdown for Europe and Central Asia, MENA, Asia and the Pacific, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
4. The hidden obstacles that hold women back. Companies need to look again at gender parity. Also: Why is there only one woman in parliament for every four men, boys should aspire to be nurses, and India’s battle against misogyny.
5. How to read a robot’s mind. MIT researchers peer at a screen showing how a robot makes decisions.
6. Will demand from China help Japan? Stephen Roach on whether China’s reforms will boost its neighbour.
7. Fragile states, strong institutions? Lessons from some of the world’s toughest trouble spots in governance against the odds.
8. UK gender gap continues to widen, says World Economic Forum report (Guardian)
9. Why the US is losing the global fight for gender equality (Fortune)
10. How Rwanda Is Winning the Gender Equality Fight (AllAfrica)
11. Global poll shows Japan still way behind in gender equality (Asahi Shimbun)
12. India slips from 101 to 114 in WEF’s Gender Gap list (India Today)
13. Il World Economic Forum ci promuove, ma la realtà ci boccia! (Il sole 24 Ore)
14. What happens when a city runs out of water? São Paulo may be about to find out. In the western US, water allocation is a bigger problem than drought.
15. Russia’s President makes a major foreign policy speech. Mr Putin calls for a world order in the tradition of Metternich and Talleyrand. Meanwhile, the Russian oil industry is feeling sanctions bite.
16. Are economists ready for income redistribution? We know a lot about efficient taxation, but we know much less about “efficient redistribution”. In China there are moves to cap CEO pay. But that won’t solve China’s inequality problem. In the US a debate is beginning on remuneration.
17. How can the world’s poorest people become investors? One small intervention can make all the difference.
18. Social kissing at work. Etiquette can be a numbers game.
19. The political theory of comedians has academics smiling.
Image: A woman walks on the beach as the sun sets between buildings in Recife June 10, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyde
