![An analysis by Goldman Sachs found firms that have more women in senior positions as managers or on their boards outperform in their sectors [FILE: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bbc468ce0d194d689bfa9754bcc8f138_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
Europe is beating the US when it comes to gender equity in the workforce, which an analysis shows also boosts business.
Finland
![Aava Murto, a 16-year-old girl who has taken over the job of Finnish PM Sanna Marin for the day as part of a girls' rights campaign, is interviewed by members of the media in Helsinki, Finland [File: Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/girlfinland.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Aava Murto stepped into the shoes of PM Sanna Marin to highlight the effect of technology on gender equality.
![MS Amorella is seen at the Aland Islands after it ran aground [Lehtikuva/Niclas Nordlund via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fd20a095fc4343e78127cee2c2c68809_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
The situation is stable as preparations are under way to evacuate the Amorella, coastguard says.
![Austrian Tourism Minister Elisabeth Koestinger wrote that 'taking climate change seriously and mitigating its effects is a huge part of' understanding the environment [File: Georg Hochmuth/Pool via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/5ffb37469d7046a99787b92f38679aa6_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
Trump cited Austria as a model of good forest management that US states like California should learn...
![Amneal has committed to producing about 20 million hydroxychloroquine tablets by mid-April, but will face challenges making any more after that because of difficulties acquiring active pharmaceutical ingredients from its supplier in Finland, coCEOs Chirag and Chintu Patel said in an interview with Reuters News Agency [File: Craig Lassig/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/080d38150cd14e8996532a3c2e4d4cd1_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Drug maker Amneal says firm is running low on materials for anti-malarial drug seen as possible coroanvirus treatment.
![The poem World Citizen in Denmark by Danish poet Benny Andersen [Giovana Fleck/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/a72898da3ba244d2b01d0baaeb09a626_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
When Scandinavian Airlines asked ‘what is truly Scandinavian?’ the answer induced anger and questions about racism.
![Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto has been referred to the country's prosecutors over his handling of repatriating children held in Syria [Lehtikuva/Emmi Korhonen/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bc546faa7fc54812b730c987f15c3de2_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Pekka Haavisto will be investigated over his plan for swiftly bringing children held in Syria to Finland.
![Finland's new Prime Minister Sanna Marin is focused on promoting family friendly policies and divvying up childcare among mothers and fathers [Denis Balibouse/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/f95eeb90438a4439add7716c1dc2e785_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The move is seen as a way to boost birth rates in the Northern European country, where the population is declining.
![Pakistanis elected 35-year-old Benazir Bhutto as their prime minister more than 30 years before 34-year-old Sanna Marin's ascent to power in Finland [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/a2208407d8ab483e9a81d4aa67200029_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Is having a female leader definitive proof that a country has reached gender equality?
![The Elements of AI course has so far been taken by more than 220,000 students in 110 countries [University of Helsinki handout]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/a61a42de91894f9c981ab12b35b7f181_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
A university course in understanding AI will be made available to all European Union citizens free of charge.
![The poll posted by Kulmuni, who became finance minister only this week, was slammed by a rights group [File: Markku Ulander/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/66ac9df1808a45d9857e3f1895aaefb5_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Katri Kulmuni had posted a poll on whether Finland should allow its women with ISIL links to return from Syria.
![At 34, Sanna Marin will become the world's youngest prime minister and will oversee a women-led coalition [Thierry Monasse/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/915ffdb8cd68472d861e4c282a49056b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Left-wing Sanna Marin, transport minister, to head women-led coalition following Antti Rinne’s resignation.
![Extinction Rebellion demonstrators protest in front of Norway‘s embassy during the launch of a new wave of civil disobedience in Berlin, Germany, October 11, 2019 [Christian Mang/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/90723fb9863d4ac8b6a76249916b584c_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Scandinavian countries may top every ranking on human development, but they are a disaster for the environment.
![Antti Rinne faced criticism over how he dealt with a two-week strike in November by workers at Finland's state-owned postal service [File: Lehtikuva/Martti Kainulainen via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/4ac5645055184a3bb75cb2d63e94e5e6_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Parliament to decide on new prime minister next week as Antti Rinne steps down after fewer than six months in office.