Concerned with a shift away from traditional multilateral institutions and free trade, the World Economic Forum identifies our global economic risk.…
Why Italy Is Selling Some Palazzos
Looking at Italy’s debt and beyond at the world, we can worry about massive borrowing that reflects a larger proportion of a country’s GDP.…
Gender Equity for Saudi Women at Starbucks and Beyond
While today is the first day that Saudi women can drive legally, they still experience gender inequity at Starbucks and beyond.…
The Mystery of the STEM Paradox
Identifying the countries where women are more likely to select STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), scholars had some surprises.…
How to Really Grasp the GDP
We can better grasp what we mean by the GDP by looking at the numbers and also by comparing its components to an alternative.…
Questions About the Global Gender Gap
Because the ranking depends on our variables and their definitions, measuring the global gender gap can have surprising results.…
Where To Find A Smaller Global Gender Gap
Trying to find where the global gender gap is smaller, we can look at Rwanda’s labor force and parliament but not in the home.…
Finding the Global Gender Gap
Production possibilities graphs and GDP comparisons show us that a bigger gender gap prevents countries from achieving their economic growth potential.…
Brazil's World Cup To-Do List
Preparing its transportation infrastructure for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, Brazil has one giant to-do list. In the air and on the ground, it has the participants, the officials and the …
One Huge Reason Why the Global Gender Gap Report Affects You
On Saturday, in Saudi Arabia, one woman with an international driver’s license drove to her local grocery store, alone, to purchase a container of milk. Elated, she arrived home to report that t…