International and national evidence  confirms that we cannot absolutely not assume continuing progress towards fair recognition of the value of women's competences. A recent blog by Laura Liswood drew my attention to the World Economic Forum's  Global Gender Gap Report for 2016.  This is a complex, massively informative operation - a treasure trove which sorts countries by regions and income levels, along four main dimensions: Education Health Economic participation Political empowerment. The overall conclusion starkly confirms the Paula Principle, at a global level: On average, the 144 countries covered in the Report have closed 96% of the gap in health outcomes between women and men, unchanged since last year, and more than…