Stéphanie Thomson is a writer and editor at the World Economic Forum.
If the Polish government had got its way, the country would have had some of the most draconian anti-abortion laws in the world. There was just one problem: most people didn’t agree with ...
Back in the pre-internet days, if someone asked you a tricky question, you had a couple of options. You could see if anyone you knew had the answer. You could pull out an encyclopedia. Or...
Forget supercomputers or the latest technological innovation: one of the most impressive machines in the world is right there in your head. While computers might be great at carrying out ...
Google regularly appears towards the top of the “best places to work” lists, and with good reason. The company perks are legendary: free meals and snacks, dog-friendly offices, pods for t...
It’s the world’s third-largest economy, and yet most stories covering Japan focus on the problems it’s facing: an ageing workforce, falling GDP, lost decades. Take this piece from Bloombe...
Nunca ha habido un mejor momento en la historia para nacer mujer, según la candidata presidencial de los EE. UU., Hillary Clinton. No está equivocada: la causa de la igualdad de género ha...
Every year on 2 October, on what would have been Indian civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, the world celebrates the International Day of Non-Violence. It is, the United Nation...
There has never been a better time in history to be born a woman, according to US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. She’s not wrong: the cause of gender equality has made remarkable p...
Ha sido descrito como uno de los números más importantes en economía. Es también uno de los más controversiales.
This month, the world’s top designers will descend on New York City, London and Milan to showcase their latest creations. On the front row of their fashion shows, alongside celebrities an...
It was perhaps the most defining moment of recent history, the type of event that most people will witness only once in a lifetime. Ask anyone over the age of 30, and they’ll be able to t...
A good film does more than entertain or fill seats at the cinema. It has the power to change hearts and minds – and sometimes society more widely.
For a couple of months now, leaders from the world of politics, business and entertainment have been lining up to make a declaration: poverty is sexist.
The picture on the May 2013 cover of TIME Magazine was less than flattering: a self-absorbed teenager poses for a selfie with her smartphone.
Each year, 15 million girls are married before the age of 18. The consequences of this practice are well known – child brides are at higher risk of domestic violence, are more likely to l...
