'Sweeping change' narrows gender gap (BBC)

The World Economic Forum looked at economic factors, health, education and political participation in 142 countries and confirmed "sweeping changes" in many countries, with 105 becoming more equal since 2005.

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Increased access for women to politics and the workforce has narrowed the global gender gap in the past 10 years, the WEF said. 

Iceland tops the list for the sixth year running, with Yemen placed last. . Just six nations - Sri Lanka, Mali, Croatia, Macedonia, Jordan and Tunisia - have seen their gender gap grow overall since 2005, the WEF said.