Americans take fewer days off than their European counterparts: for example fewer than 17 days compared to 30 days in France.

The retirement age in the countries with the six biggest pension saving systems will need to rise to 70 by the middle of the century if we are to avoid the biggest pension crisis in history, according to the World Economic Forum.

Diversity Day is an initiative of the Charta der Vielfalt association and this year takes place on May 30, 2017.

Sweden is well known for progressive government policies and regularly tops global rankings for gender equality. However, prevailing traditional attitudes continue to limit opportunities for women in the workplace according to Swedish non-profit, AllBright.

India is experiencing a decline in its female labor participation rate and a shrinking of the total number of women in the workforce, researchers from the World Bank have discovered.

For the first time, women in their 30s are having more babies than women in their 20s in the US.

UK prime minister Theresa May has promised the “biggest expansion of workers’ rights by a Conservative government” if her party remains in power following the upcoming election.