No country in the world meets the mark on gender equality, but these are the best performers

CNBC Make It explores women's advancement in work  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE   FRI, JUN 07, 2019   No country in the world meets the mark on gender equality, but these are the best performers   11 of America's richest self-made women are under age 40, according to Forbes   Amazon, Dell and 13 other Fortune 500 companies that will let you work from home   This 27-year-old's start-up success could mark a major step for women entrepreneurs   Rihanna is America's richest female musician—here's why money 'is not going to stop me from working' YOU MAY ALSO LIKE According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only about 65% of women over 40 have had a mammogram in the last two years. Hoping to encourage more women to have regular screenings, clinics are offering massages and other spa-type incentives as well as efficient appointments in the evening and on weekends. "Putting the Glam in Mammogram" (The New York Times) Anne Wojcicki talked to Forbes about her plans to "leverage the exponentially plunging costs of genetic sequencing" to create a "biotech machine" that will identify genetic predispositions to diseases and develop drugs to treat them. "Live Long And Prosper: How Anne Wojcicki's 23andMe Will Mine Its Giant DNA Database For Health And Wealth" (Forbes) Tell Us Your Story Tell us your thoughts and experiences #closingthegap. SHARE Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service   Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBC Universal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS