New research published in Applied Economics Letters suggests that deep-rooted cultural beliefs about hierarchy and gender ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 5 - Gender Equality. Gender differences permeate every aspect of economic life, from labour market participation and earnings to ...

Progress towards gender parity has seen major setbacks in recent years and the risk of further regression is intensifying. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a generational loss, increasing the projected ...

It's unlikely that you'll see complete gender equity in your lifetime. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), it will take 132 years for women to completely catch up to men, according to the WEF ...

Through a peer study program and events throughout the year, Northwestern’s Womxn in Economics seeks to uplift and empower students of underrepresented genders in economics. “At NU, women make up just ...

The percentage of women in full-time professor positions in research-oriented economics departments is 8 to 13 percent, according to an Institute of Labor Economics study in 2018. The share of women ...

Whether it’s in working to eliminate poverty, reinventing development economics, examining social safety nets, or improving democratic institutions, Finance & Development magazine has regularly ...

Government agency Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) reported Thursday that entrenched gender segregation in Australia’s labor market is holding back productivity and worsening long-term income ...

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David Glenn’s “Economists Ponder Their Doctoral Programs ... " (Research Notes, The Chronicle, January 20) provides a tantalizing glimpse of the gender bias that haunts graduate study in economics.