I've been working on this year's 'glass-ceiling index' with @roxwillis for @TheEconomist, which ranks countries by gender equality in the workplace. Things are improving, but there is still a long way to go - particularly for the US and UK.
https://t.co/eJyXRv92rW
Women held more U.S. jobs than men in December for the first time in nearly a decade, a development that likely reflects the future of the American workforce. https://t.co/O44aJ2zpQ4
The Digital Pulpit: A Nationwide Analysis of Online Sermons https://t.co/YQVhlq6GTc The phrase "eternal hell" was used in sermons at fewer than 10% of all evangelical churches across the study period vs 99% for "love".
Russian scientists say a well-preserved prehistoric puppy, found in Siberian permafrost last year, died 18,000 years ago and could be the oldest domesticated canine in the world
The Economist created the “Big Mac index” in 1986 as a tool to compare exchange rates from over 100 countries where the Big Mac is sold. Here’s how it works
https://t.co/VUkJ7nlo8t
The Economist's Big Mac index has been updated! The Swiss Franc is now the only currency overvalued against the dollar #bigmacindex
https://t.co/niy2zfLp9z
Skip to 15.31 for an update from the spectacular @MaggieShiltagh on this year's Women's World Cup:
(She is also the very patient captain of the Economist Women's Football team & I'm forever amazed that she managed to teach me, a very uncoordinated person, to kick a soccer ball)
Wow, cool. Here's a free 539 page book from 1919 called "How to Make and Use Graphic Charts" by Allan C. Haskell of the Construction Services Company. Interesting to see the principles & methods they came up with https://t.co/df0T4BF43r Thanks @Google Books!