Since their adoption more than 14 years ago, significant gains have been made in meeting many of the eight Millennium Development Goals. However, progress for women and girls remains far from sufficient. Gender equality will be in the spotlight as Malala Yousafzai becomes the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The 17-year-old campaigner for women’s and girls’ rights will receive the award, along with fellow activist Kaliash Satyarthi, at a ceremony in Stockholm on December 10. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading #GenderGap remains as countries worldwide fall short of hitting equality targets – an annotated infographic

In one of the more unexpected examples of life imitating art, the developers behind China’s Shanghai Tower have possibly sought inspiration from Willy Wonka and his Great Glass Elevator, preparing to install the world’s fastest elevators, capable of travelling at a stomach-dropping 18 metres per second. OK, so it’s not a true Wonkavator, because it can’t go sideways and slantways and longways and backways and squareways and front ways and any other ways that you can think of. But at 18 metres per second, these express elevators will make short work of the Tower’s 632-metre height. Wearing a red top … Continue reading World’s fastest elevators to be installed in China’s Shanghai Tower – an annotated infographic