Women gain as gender gap 'narrows'

Iceland has been named the world's most equal country for the fifth year in a row, with England in 18th place in a list of 136 nations. Co-author Saadia Zahidi of The World Economic Forum report said 'What's worrying though is that 20% of countries have made no progress or are falling behind.

You can read more about global inequality in a speech given to the Centre by Professor Richard Wilkinson.