Good morning, WMPW readers! A Finnish journalist has come under attack from the pro-Russian “troll army,” China now has extra large pink parking spots for women (I’m not kidding), and Donna Karan has a new mission. Want to share some news about an exceptional woman? You can find me on Twitter at @laurascohn. Have a good Wednesday!
THE BIG STORY
EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
| Challenges in France |
| Being a working mother in France is not without its challenges. The Economist has written a frank piece that discusses the downside, which it dubs "a tolerance of sexual entitlement," and the upside (free state nursery). |
| Economist |
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| Nabbing partnerships |
| Deloitte is promoting a record 24 women to partner this year. The group, which makes up 30% of the 80 employees who were bumped up, marks an increase from two years ago, when just 13 out of 65 new partners—some 20%—were women. |
| Telegraph |
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| Working outside the law |
| Syrian refugee Lara Shaheen started building her handicraft business in Jordan by selling hand-made objects on Facebook. But Shaheen's business, called Syrian Jasmine, now employs five full-time female workers and comes with many challenges. |
| Newsweek |
ASIA-PACIFIC
| Parking political correctness |
| It sounds like a story from the satirical newspaper The Onion, but apparently China now has extra large parking spots for women. The state-run Qianjiang Evening News reports the spaces, which are one and a half times the size of other parking spots and sparked a storm of debate online, are outlined in pink and have a skirt-wearing icon in the center. |
| Los Angeles Times |
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| Creating a pipeline |
| The women's division of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce is building a pipeline of female execs to help companies meet rising demand for a diverse set of directors. By law, listed companies must have at least one female director, but some have failed to comply and have faced fines. |
| Business Standard |
THE AMERICAS
| Donna's new mission |
| A year after leaving her fashion house, Donna Karan has embarked on several new missions, including the luxury home decor line Urban Zen and bringing alternative remedies to traditional health care facilities. |
| Washington Post |
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| Beyond Thin Mints |
| Facing a decline in membership, Girl Scouts CEO Anna Maria Chavez is focusing on revitalizing the brand through an enhanced online presence that teaches girls about e-commerce. |
| Wall Street Journal |
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| Broads on Broadway |
| Has it been a good year for women on Broadway? All-female creative teams in the musical "Waitress" and the play "Eclipsed" mean there has been progress, but there is room for improvement, as discussed in this chat between The New York Times theater critics Laura Collins-Hughes and Alexis Soloski. |
| New York Times |
IN BRIEF
| Shari Redstone suggests she wants change at Viacom |
| New York Times |
| Katy Perry's Twitter account is hacked |
| Coins2Day |
| Why Hillary Clinton has to win the California primary |
| MSNBC |
| Women are breaking into the male-dominated video game biz |
| Wall Street Journal |
| Meet the female composers of classical music who were left behind |
| New York Times |
| Three of four candidates to head French Treasury are women |
| Les Echos |
PARTING WORDS
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| — Leila Luik, one of the Estonian identical triplets who will compete with her sisters in the women's marathon at the Rio Olympics |
