The next UN chief, Olympic hijabs and bikinis and other must-read gender stories of the week

A weekly digest of stories about how the gender gap plays out around the world – in business, health, education and politics.

The next UN chief should be a woman. Make that a feminist. (World Economic Forum)

‘Women lack ambition’ comment leads to row and resignation at Saatchi & Saatchi. (Guardian)

Women fund managers attract more money than their male colleagues. (BizNews)

1% increase in tech jobs for women at Apple. (CIO)

What gender-pay gap doesn't show: women choose lower paying jobs. (Huffington Post)

Why men in Iran are wearing hijabs. (World Economic Forum)

World Breast Feeding Week: Rates rise in China. (Wall Street Journal)

The woman behind child benefit. (Guardian)

Emojis, equality and empowerment. (TheNextWeb)

Russia passes a law banning domestic violence. (Slate)

Playing hard, like a girl, in a hijab or in a bikini. (Quartz)

Rio’s gold ceiling for women's sport. (Wall Street Journal)

More women will compete in the Olympics in 2016 than in any other year. (Vox)

Quote of the week

“When I applied for the ultramarathon, I had one goal: to open the way for other girls in Afghanistan – in other parts of society as well, but especially sports.”

Zainab, 25 (last name and home province omitted for safety)
The sole Afghan woman to run in the country’s first marathon
The Guardian, October 2015