219 - Women in economics

This week, we start with Oasis and end in Silicon Valley, via Tír na nÓg. We’re talking about the economics of not dying, and how tech billionaires are pouring billions into that dream. From Oasis belting Live Forever to Irish mythology’s take on eternal youth, we ask: why are we ... Show More

Trieste is a city that’s belonged to everyone, and no one. This week, we go walking through a place that’s been Austrian, Italian, Yugoslav, and, at one point, technically run by the United Nations. It's a port city without a hinterland, a European crossroads where empires once c ... Show More

After travelling through Montreal, Bilbao, and Vilnius, cities alive with colour, sound, and soul, I returned home and felt the contrast sharply. Dublin, like many cities across the developed world, feels hollowed out. Despite booming economic growth and over €150 billion sitting ... Show More

From South Korea to Germany to the United States, young men are increasingly turning to right-wing politics while their female peers lean left. On this special episode of Reuters World News, Global Managing Editor, Politics, Economics and World News Mark Bendeich joins us to look ... Show More

The Thursday crew does there best to see who knows the most about women 

Le 22 novembre 1972, la loi relative à l'égalité de rémunération entre les hommes et les femmes stipulait "à travail égal, salaire égal". 52 ans plus tard, les femmes gagnent toujours moins que les hommes. À partir du 8 novembre, à 16h48, elles travailleront gratuitement. C'est l ... Show More

We find out why, in a country famous for championing gender equality, some women are choosing to become stay at home wives and girlfriends.The social media #softgirl trend is a small but growing minority, who say they don't want the stress of juggling family and work. They want a ... Show More

More than 1bn people around the world are obese. That means there should be extraordinary demand for drugs to cure or mitigate the condition. Novo Nordisk is now Europe’s most valuable company and Eli Lilly’s market value has more than doubled. Both make the “miracle” drugs that ... Show More

After JD Vance and Tim Walz squared off against each in last night’s vice-presidential debate, our correspondent assesses their performance – and its effect on the US election. In Britain the pro-European cause is popular, but its advocates are ineffective (10:53). And why the gl ... Show More

The UK Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling this week about the legal definition of a woman in equality legislation. Judges ruled that a woman is someone who is born biologically female. Host Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT’s Anna Gross and Robert Shrimsley to discuss the polit ... Show More

Attention all girlbosses! This week we’re shattering the glass ceiling. Join us as we discuss a range of topics from the challenges women face in their careers, workplace gender inequality, and the dismantling of stereotypes in business. Our guest Noor Al Obeid (@noorforthegram) ... Show More

Even before last month’s revised religious rules, Afghanistan’s women were being crushed under the Taliban’s thumb. Now they cannot even so much as raise their voices. While other countries try to crimp the flow of cheap Chinese electric cars, Britain is welcoming them—for now (9 ... Show More

This weekend, the ruling Georgian Dream party elected a new president – but only one name was on the ballot. That sparked further street protests, as our correspondent reports. Why a new US administration will find it hard to cut costs at NASA (12:19). And the enduring appeal of ... Show More