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Vesselina S. Ratcheva is an insight professional who has spent nearly two decades creating innovative insights products from big data, global surveys and ethnographic research across disciplines and sectors. She has made consistent contributions to understanding identity, equity, skills and the future of work, leading pivotal research efforts across numerous influential reports, including the Global Gender Gap Reports, the Future of Jobs Reports, and the Reskilling Revolution Reports. Her work consistently emphasizes the importance of broadly shared prosperity.
Vesselina holds a PhD in Social Anthropology and an MSc in Comparative and Cross-Cultural Research Methods from Sussex University, as well as a BA in Social Anthropology and Mathematics from Cambridge University.
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5 things to know about the future of jobs
The Future of Jobs Report 2020 maps the jobs and skills of the future, tracking the pace of change and direction of travel. Here are five key findings.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Cinco cosas que debe saber acerca del futuro de los puestos de trabajo
El Informe sobre el futuro del empleo muestra las tendencias previstas para el periodo 2018-2022 en veinte economías y doce sectores industriales.
Education and Skills
5 things to know about the future of jobs
These some of the trends likely to influence the world of work between now and 2022, according to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs report 2018.
Education and Skills
6 reasons to be optimistic about the future of work
The average American worker has no fewer than 48 new career pathways to choose from, says a new report on the future of work.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
5 charts that will change how you see women's equality in 2017
After creeping progress, research finds women may actually have to wait more than two centuries to achieve equality in the workplace.
Education and Skills
5 things to know about jobs and skills in 2017
Released today, the World Economic Forum’s Global Human Capital Index reveals key findings about the changing world of work.
Jobs and the Future of Work
6 things to know about jobs and skills in the Middle East and North Africa
Young, university-educated and out of work. Here's what you need to know about employment in the Arab world.
Geographies in Depth
Here's what's happening to African jobs - in 5 charts
Almost 20 million increasingly well-educated young people are expected to join Africa's workforce every day. But are there enough jobs?
Geo-Economics and Politics
Ending Corruption: The Recovery of Trust
Globally, institutions are experiencing a trust crisis. Last year, Edelman’s trust barometer highlighted that populations across the world had less trust in elites than ever before, with ...
Health and Healthcare Systems
Raising Life Expectancy and Expectations
In recent years, we have seen a considerable rise in life expectancy around the globe. Yet, there can be no broad-spectrum answer to interventions to increase the life expectancy of men a...
Arts and Culture
Artists on the Frontlines: Fighting the Taliban with Music
When Ahmad Sarmast, Founder of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM), first returned from exile in Australia, he was told that setting up a school to teach music was low on t...
Economic Growth
A Basic Income for All: Dream or Delusion?
The structure of employment is changing. Shifts in the global economic landscape, particularly economic disruption, are resulting in declining numbers of low-skilled jobs and a shift to h...
Financial and Monetary Systems
Strategic Update: The Future of Finance
Infrastructure lies at the heart of the relationship between government and citizens, and when provision is good, there are sizable social dividends. Consider a mother in Texas bringing h...
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Cinco hechos sorprendentes del informe sobre la brecha de género de este año
¿En qué parte esta brecha es más grande? Además, ¿por qué no han mejorado más las perspectivas para las mujeres, especialmente desde la gran recesión?