Beyoncé For Topshop | 10 Worse States For American Women | Annual World Economic Forum Gender Gap Report
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1. The always notably fabulous Helen Mirren joins Jane Fonda and Julianne Moore as brand ambassadors for L’Oreal Paris, appearing in an ad for the band’s anti-aging skincare called Age Perfect.
2. Beyoncé has entered into a formal, 50-50 business partnership with British retailer Topshop to produce an athletic streetwear brand.
3. We learned in September that Queen Bey’s 2013 surprise album drop is the subject of an upcoming case study by Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse.
4. This year’s reportcontains few surprises. Nordic countries continue to dominate the top five places in the rankings. The bottom five countries for women are Yemen, Pakistan, Chad, Syria and Mali. The US ranks 20th, lagging behind poor nations like Nicaragua and Rwanda. We will dig in further.
5. 24/7 Wall evaluated American women’s lives by state in terms of the gender wage gap; poverty rate; pct of women in state legislature; and infant mortality rate. The 10 worst states for American women considering these criteria are:
10. Kansas; 9.Alabama; 8. Indiana; 7. South Dakota; 6. Montana; 5. North Dakota; 4. Mississippi; 3. Idaho; 2. Wyoming; 1. Utah
