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Parents are 2.5 times more likely to google “Is my son gifted?” than “Is my daughter 
gifted?” A gap like this—in perceptions and expectations—is not new. Myths about ‘gendered’ learning gaps have persisted since at least the Victorian era. Could these be true?
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Between the social, political, and economic upheavals affecting our lives, and the violence and forced displacement making headlines, you’d be forgiven for feeling gloomy about 2016. A look at the data reveals some of the challenges we face but also the progress we’ve made toward a more peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable future. Here are 12 charts that help tell the stories of the year.
A new World Bank report says that while the internet, mobile phones and other digital
technologies are spreading rapidly throughout the developing world, the anticipated digital dividends of higher growth, more jobs, and better public services have fallen short of expectations, and 60 percent of the world’s population remains excluded from the ever-expanding digital economy.
The link provided will take you to a speech given by Jim Kim at the Shared Prosperity event which was held:
The speech, a sweeping, definitive review of what works and what doesn’t in reducing inequality and boosting the incomes of the poorest in developing countries and drawing on evidence of a half-century of work by the World Bank Group can be seen here.
Link: http://live.worldbank.org/sharing-prosperity?cid=ISG_E_WBWeeklyUpdate_NL
Netherlands for the World Bank 
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