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Dec 1, 20236 min read

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...

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Oct 11, 20234 min read

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...

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Aug 31, 20238 min read

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...

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Oct 7, 20222 min read

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...

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Jul 23, 20225 min read

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...

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Jan 25, 20225 min read

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...

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Nov 29, 20215 min read

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...

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Sep 21, 20215 min read

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”....

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Aug 4, 20204 min read

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...

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