Why sexism is bad for the economy and other must-read gender stories of the week

What the banking world reveals about unconscious bias. (World Economic Forum)

What America lost as women entered the workforce. (The Atlantic)

Women on boards in India have doubled over the past six years to 11.2 per cent. (The Economic Times)

European Space Agency accused of ‘having a problem with promoting women.’ (The Guardian)

Women make gains in Jordan’s elections. (Middle East Eye)

Men on political panels outnumber women two to one. (The Guardian)

Sexism is bad for the economy. These 4 charts prove it. (World Economic Forum)

The real reason 5 decades of women’s progress have stalled. (New York Magazine)

Why women still can’t have it all. (The Atlantic)

Rape as a tool of war ‘won’t work forever.’ (Al Jazeera)

Saudi women file petition to end male guardianship system. (BBC)

The 10 countries where it’s toughest to be born a girl. (World Economic Forum)

‘Hidden Figures’: How black women did the maths that put men on the moon. (NPR)

Period pains ‘affect most women’s productivity at work’ but only one in four tell their boss. (The Independent)

The National Football League (US) is taking steps to recruit more women. (New York Magazine)

Women account for almost 40% of the global workforce, but in movies less than 25% have jobs.

Source: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, conducted by the University of Southern California, backed by The Rockefeller Foundation and UN Women.

Quote of the week

“We must send a message across the world that there is no disgrace in being a survivor of sexual violence; that the shame is on the aggressor. We must work together in new and unprecedented ways across borders and religions, bringing governments and people together and tackling the problem from every possible angle. And by doing this we can end the use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war once and for all.”

Angelina Jolie, June, 2014
The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict