The rest of the world . Also in the programme. Ground to a halt production of boeings 737 max planes a move that deepens the crisis at the plane maker. And do you use night mode on your phone . Does it keep you awake . And fine claret or quaffable plonk. How much do you spend on a bottle of wine . In the uk, we spend on average £5. 93 a bottle. Well talk to the boss of a premium merchant with the largest wine and spirits collection on sale in the world, about changing the old school snobby image of fine wine. Today we want to know. Let us knowjust use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello, and welcome to worklife. We start with a look at gender equality. It will take almost a century to close the gender gap across politics, economics, health and education thats the finding of the World Economic forums annual Global Gender Gap report of 144 nations. Its an improvement on 2018. 99. 5 years thats the time it will take to close the gender gap across the borad from politics such as number of ministerial roles to economics, health and education. And nordic countries lead the way again. The top five are iceland retaining its slot as the worlds most gender equal country followed by norway, finland, sweden and in fifth place, nicaragua. Heres a surprise, rwanda in ninth place beats germany. Why do nordics trailblaze . The wef claims its down to Family Friendly policies, such as subsidised childcare, paid leave for both parents and flexi working hours, also, they have rules to promote a level Playing Field for women at work. They also boast the highest female workforce participation rates in the world and that fuels economic growth. The oecd cites this as a reason why National Output or gdp per capita has been boosted by ten to 20 over the past a0 to 50 years. Saadia zahidi heads up the centre for the new economy and society at the World Economic forum. Shejoins me from geneva. Thank you year have made progress. It and this year have made progress. It is not just and this year have made progress. It is notjust the nordics. What is clear is what the nordics are doing isa clear is what the nordics are doing is a recipe for other countries to follow regardless of their current level of development. These countries have a history of driving these changes because they value equality amongst all of their human capital. We have just had an election where the Opposition Labour Party has returned more women mps than men mps as one example. How important is political power for women in terms of getting this adjustment, getting afair of getting this adjustment, getting a fair crack at the whip . It is important because it has been shown that when women and men are looking at budgets, controlling budgets, deciding on spending, decision making, they do it differently. They have different life experiences. That may not hold true for individuals but it does for women will tend to spend differently. Theyll leaders will tend to spend differently to female leaders. Which means we will get Better Outcomes for society. And the role model effect, when we see more women in power, that impacts the younger generations and changes some things in the rest of society. This year we are seeing a things in the rest of society. This year we are seeing a correlation between countries with more women in Political Leadership transferring to economic leadership. On executive positions. When it comes to economic empowerment, i understand that is one of the hardest gaps to close between male and female. What needs to be done to see a significant change . Specifically looking at economic participation, it might take 250 yea rs, participation, it might take 250 years, far worse than the rest of the categories. One main reason is the categories. One main reason is the types of roles getting displaced in the midst of the technological changes happen to be those which have provided good middle class livelihood do a lot more women in the last decade. And the types of roles that are growing, if you look at cloud computing, only 12 of the talent is female, 15 in engineering, artificial intelligence, only 26 . These rules of the future have a smaller pipeline for women. And care infrastructure, Family Friendly policies, from the policy making wild and inside business, there has to be a recognition of the families of today do not look like those of 50 years ago. Organisations had to change. 250 yea rs. Organisations had to change. 250 years. Thank you. A long way to go. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. The uk, is to make it illegalfor parliament to extend the process of brexit beyond next year. The transition period to be concluded in december 2020 at the moment can be extended. Critics say it risks leaving the eu without a trade deal. The unrest in hong kong has led to as much as 5 billion of capital outflow from Investment Funds in the Asian Financial hub since april thats according to the bank of england. The outflow, which accounts for nearly 1. 25 of the regions gdp, began after the citys government pushed for a bill that would allow extradition to mainland china. President trump and the british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson say theyre looking forward to the negotiation of an ambitious Free Trade Agreement after last weeks emphatic victory by his conservative party in the uk general election. A downing street spokesman said the two men had spoken by phone. Now to the us, where the worlds biggest plane maker boeing says it will temporarily stop making its 737 max planes. The impact, ryanair shares are down, the company ordered those planes to expand its growing business. That is having a trickle effect around the world. More detail in a moment. In asia, markets had a bumper session, a strong close on wall street. Looking at europe, interesting to see how london is faring. Yesterday, you can see it was pretty flat. In europe, some profit taking. The pound sterling was down today 0. 5 . In reaction to the news that Boris Johnson may be tweaking the Withdrawal Agreement bill so there isa Withdrawal Agreement bill so there is a law saying it cannot be extended beyond the end of 2020, negotiations for a trade deal. Thank you. Now to the us, where the worlds biggest plane maker boeing says it will temporarily stop making its 737 max planes. The aircraft has been grounded since march after two deadly crashes killed 346 people. Samira hussain has more from new york. It is an unprecedented move by the american plane maker, pulling its most profitable plane from the skies, it has already cost boeing more than 9 billion, and that figure continues to rise. Boeing had anticipated its fleet would be able to fly again by the end of the year. But us regulators have made it clear the planes would not be certified under that timetable. In a statement, boeing said it will halt production beginning january 2020, and it does not expect any lay offs. But boeing is one of americas biggest Industrial Companies and any halting of production will have ripple effects across the us economy. It will also have an impact on suppliers and airlines around the world. Real challenges for boeing. Time now for our daily look at some of the newspaper and website stories which have caught our eye. Joining me is linzi boyd, founder of brand Building Business bob group. Let us start with the Financial Times which you have picked out. A dreadful story in any case, tech giant is being sued over cobalt deaths, the deaths of children in the democratic republic of congo in particular for the democratic republic of congo in particularfor mining the democratic republic of congo in particular for mining cobalt, the democratic republic of congo in particularfor mining cobalt, a class action. The first class action. 60 of the worlds cobalt is coming from this area, and 30 is unregulated, which isa area, and 30 is unregulated, which is a huge amount. It will only get worse because what is happening is you have technology with phones, and electro vehicles coming into play which is a huge Growth Market electric vehicles. And those bringing the class action suit, it is charities representing the families impacted by this. Google, tesla and others have not commented. We will see how this plays out. Huge giants making this happen so there has to be something taking place. They are the secondary element, they will buy the stuff but they are not mining the star. There is a producer. But there has to be responsibility about big brands and leading the way in technology. These are huge organisations and if somebody does not do a lawsuit, it will get worse. Keeping an eye on the supply chain, as ever. Moving on to the times, cobalt is used in smartphones, coming out of the mines in the democratic republic of congo. A p pa re ntly democratic republic of congo. Apparently the night mode can keep you awake. People have known when you awake. People have known when you have your light on your telephone on bright, struggled to get to sleep. What they discuss is putting the blue light on which is a setting on your phone, it can reduce this. But now they are saying it cant reduce this and the better scenario is to switch your phone on to reduction of light which will reduce their melatonin inside your body. Should we not have it on at all. I dont even understand the story. A lot of people are still on their telephone just before they go to sleep. You should be of your phone at least an hour before, they are discussing. Iam one discussing. I am one of those people. My i am one of those people. My alarm wakes me up in the morning. So, my alarm wakes me up in the morning. 50, should it be on the blue light . They are saying that doesnt work. And it is saying the night mode doesnt work. Just reduce the light of the telephone and that should reduce the melatonin inside your body and help you get to sleep. The reality is if you are still on your phone five minutes before going to sleep, people are struggling to get to sleep. I dont struggled to get to sleep, ever. Moving on, self employed women are not saving for retirement, a story which is a worry particularly for women. The whole gender equality story. It is the first generation of women starting their own businesses more than ever before. Because of this, there are still women having to pay for childcare and they are not earning enough from their own businesses, so, they havent got the resources to be able to put the money away for pensions. To be fairto money away for pensions. To be fair to dads, the reason why women are shelling out for childcare, with a self employed women starting a company, he is covering the regular stuff, the bills, its not like the dad isnt delivering. It isa delivering. It is a mutual working environment in the household and they are sharing the load. Women are starting their own businesses. There arent that fun is there to put money away for pensions. Thank you very much indeed. And fine claret or a purse pleasing plonk how much do you spend on a bottle of wine . In the uk, we spend on average £5. 93 a bottle. But what about a premium tipple . Well talk to the boss of a premium merchant about changing the old school snobby image of fine wine. Just over a week left now until christmas day. If you are shopping and looking for any last minute gifts, how about this . Famous trousers worn by freddie mercury. They are all up for grabs with the Entertainment Memorabilia auction in london. We might call these high price christmas pressies they are unique, if you are looking for something you cant get in the shopping mall, going to auction and buy memorabilia will ensure you get something nobody else can have. What are you hoping to make most money from . Guitars are always favourite, francis rossis guitar from status quo, he bought it in 1968 £25. We are estimating up to £150,000. You are having this auction now. Is it because people will fork out more at around christmas time . Not really, people who collect these, it is a passion, they might have been waiting years to acquire a particular guitar, used and played by one of their superheroes. Now is your chance. Who is buying . Totally internationally. Status quo, much more of a uk base. We were selling in california last week, it was west coast groups topping the prices at 450,000. Ifi 450,000. If i had that, i might think about Freddie Mercurys trousers. You would look good in theirs, david, my gift to you. A quick look at the business page here. The latest on boeing. And a look at the price of sterling, the value of sterling slipping today off the back of the news we mentioned earlier that the Prime Minister borisjohnson may earlier that the Prime MinisterBoris Johnson may well be earlier that the Prime Minister borisjohnson may well be tweaking the Withdrawal Agreement bill so it becomes law that the transition period cannot be extended beyond the end of 2020. That does risk a no deal exit. Our top story. It will take a century to close the gender gap across politics, economics, health and education, the latest sobering headline of the Global Gender Gap report. Now, christmas beckons and for many, the Festive Season wouldnt be the same without their favourite tipple. In the uk, the top choice is usually wine. Thats why the average brit now drinks 108 bottles a year far more than in the rest of the western world. Its a Thriving Market worth over 13 billion a year in the country alone. So far this year, the industry has generated around 370 billion worldwide with a rise in popularity for high end brands. Well, our guest Tatiana Fokina is hoping to take advantage of this booming market. She runs hedonism which is a fine wine and spirits boutique. And hide, a barand restaurant in london. Thank you forjoining us. You certainly are high end, if the average spend is nearly £6, nearly 8, i dont suppose wed be walking into the right shop with you. We do start at £10 per bottle. What is important to understand is when you are buying a bottle that is £7 50, what you are paying for for the liquid is around £150. When you are buying something for £20 a bottle, the wine is roughly about £7 50. So, the wine is roughly about £7 50. So, the ratio is much better. Part of what we do is we encourage people to drink less but better. How much of that effort is built around what you offer as an experience. You are suggesting there is more to it than buying a bottle of wine. You have to sell that message. Very much so. At that point our team comes in. We are proud of our people working for us, they are one of the most knowledgeable wine teams suddenly in london. Wine can be intimidating, how to talk about it, you can feel shy when you walk into a wine shall wine store. We try to ta ke a wine shall wine store. We try to take that intimidation away. Tell us about your team, it is female dominated. Now, it is. Talking about the gender gap, wheni now, it is. Talking about the gender gap, when i started almost ten years ago, i would come to Wine Tastings where i would be the only female. That was, for me, surprising to say the least. Now we are seeing more female wine specialists. In the uk, possibly, the most well known wine critics are females. The dynamic is positive. Tell us how wine is changing. Extreme weather is causing significant shifts in the industry. We have seen vineyards in california ruined by fires this year. In australia, temperatures at record highs which will impact the wind they produce. Yet in britain we are seeing a booming market because of our increased temperatures in the summer. It is good news for the uk wine producers. But certainly, in the yea rs producers. But certainly, in the years to come, all winemakers will have to take Climate Change into account. It will change the taste of the wine. And people will look into using a different grape variety, planting vineyards differently as well. Something to look at. And it tastes change all the time. What should we be buying . Uk wines, sparkling wines, are very much on trend. Again, it is something if you are drinking in this country, it is very green. You ship a lot of wine to the states and asia, have you been impacted by this trade spat between the us and china . Not so much, us tariffs on french wines is something that has impacted us wines is something that has impacted us and there are talks of almost 100 tariffs now so we will watch that closely. You will have to pass that on to your customer. Again, us customers would try to purchase what is in the us market so thatis purchase what is in the us market so that is a potentially big issue for the wine trade in the uk. It is when you are trying to sell a £42,000 magnum of Cabernet Sauvignon at the top of your list. That is an american wine. Is there much demand . There are obviously customers who would, collectors, and investors. It is certainly not our average purchase. You have got everything there. Thank you very much. Lets talk about rare earth metals which are essential to most defence and consumer technology. Every nation including the us is completely dependent on china for them because they are the biggest global suppliers. It comes out of the drill hole in this shape. You have gone through a lot, picking yourself up of the dirt in this business, and we finally got one that looks like it is a real winner, and it is great. Over 900lb rare earth metals are in every f 35 fighter jet. You over 900lb rare earth metals are in every f 35 fighterjet. You cannot be dependent on foreign sources of supply which means we have to develop ability to mine for these minerals cost effectively. We asked what would you fork out for luxury in your world . Take a look at all the comments, it has been great to hear from you. How much did you spend on your last bottle of wine . About £6. What about you . I cant remember. Ijust drink it. Good to have your company today. We will see you soon. Good morning. A rather chilly start to the day. The fog will generally clear away giving some brightness in the afternoon. This cloud stretched across the south east of the uk will bring rain this morning which will continue across east anglia, well into tuesday afternoon. Elsewhere, the fog will clear away, showers clearing away from mainland scotland, top temperatures, eight celsius. Tonight, the rain will clear away. Leaving clear skies, fog patches. Temperatures will drop close to freezing. For some of us into wednesday morning, there will be some frost. A bright start for many parts, the fog in central areas will lift. Rain will move in to south west england, wales and Northern Ireland spreading eastwards. The breeze picking up. Top temperatures of 11 in the west. This area of low pressure is a complex area which will dry the weather. Into thursday, some showers in the morning. Those will clear away to the north. Drier and brighter weather coming through before furthering spreads from southern areas later in the day on thursday. Milder, so, temperatures in double figures for many, up to 13. Into the weekend, more spells of rain moving northwards. As one clears, the next batch of rain arrives on friday. More areas of low pressure rotating around a large area of low pressure bringing spells of rain, strengthening winds. But not particularly chilly. Temperatures up to 11 celsius. There will be some brighter skies in between those periods of rain. Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. The headlines the government is to add a new clause to the brexit bill to make it illegal for parliament to extend the transition process beyond the end of next year. The political declaration that the eu have signed up to commit to finishing those conversations by the end of 2020. Boeing announces its to stop production of its 737 max aircraft which has been grounded for months after two fatal crashes. A review into record low rape conviction rates finds the Justice System close to breaking point because of cuts. Inspectors criticise the london fire brigade, saying its been wasteful and slow to implement changes needed after the Grenfell Tower fire