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An open letter to Claudia Goldin
“I didn't know one could have any kind of feeling towards Nobel Prize announcements besides indifference but I was actually quite excited...

WiE Writing and Editing Team
Dec 1, 20236 min read
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Contextualising Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win; why this is a turning point
Claudia Goldin’s win of the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel is a turning point for women’s...

Ella
Oct 11, 20234 min read
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Addressing Sexual Misconduct & Power Abuse in Academia
In October 2022, there was a #Metoo outcry within the field of economics following publicly revealed allegations of sexual harassment...
Clara Schäper
Sep 1, 20238 min read
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What if women in economics did win the Nobel?
There have been 4.5 times the number of “Roberts” to win the Nobel Prize in Economics than women. There have been two women, Elinor...

WiE Writing and Editing Team
Oct 8, 20222 min read
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What do high school students think about economics?
Questions from students in Bangladesh Young people are showing a piqued curiosity in economics. Specifically, high schoolers in...

Hafsa Jahan
Jul 24, 20225 min read
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Why I don’t want to be defined as a *woman* economist, but why it is important nonetheless
We start this article with a task to the reader: Close your eyes and picture an economist. Got someone in mind? Think of one. What or who...

Charlotte
Jan 25, 20225 min read
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Why Economics?
Our reflections on why we chose this discipline: Most often the discourse around being a woman in economics is about the pitfalls. It is...

WiE Writing and Editing Team
Nov 29, 20215 min read
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The Link Between Economics, Climate Change, and Gender
While much of the future is unknown, Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve named one thing our “uncertain certainty”....

WiE Writing and Editing Team
Sep 22, 20215 min read
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A Letter to Senior Economists
Dear senior U.S. economists, I’m scared. I feel like I’m throwing myself into shark-infested waters. Do you think I’m talking about my...

Ella
Aug 5, 20204 min read
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