Wielding Data, Women Force a Reckoning Over Bias in the Economics Field
- 6 years ago
Wielding Data, Women Force a Reckoning Over Bias in the Economics Field
Paper after paper presented at the American Economic Association panel showed a pattern of gender discrimination, beginning with barriers women face in choosing to study economics
and extending through the life cycle of their careers, including securing job opportunities, writing research papers, gaining access to top publications and earning proper credit for published work.
Women must be significantly clearer writers than men to have their work accepted to major economic journals, according to a paper, titled “Publishing While Female,”
that Erin Hengel, a University of Liverpool economist, reported at the conference.
Paper after paper presented at the American Economic Association panel showed a pattern of gender discrimination, beginning with barriers women face in choosing to study economics
and extending through the life cycle of their careers, including securing job opportunities, writing research papers, gaining access to top publications and earning proper credit for published work.
Women must be significantly clearer writers than men to have their work accepted to major economic journals, according to a paper, titled “Publishing While Female,”
that Erin Hengel, a University of Liverpool economist, reported at the conference.