Women in the economics profession

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The academe began to evaluate its attitudes towards women in the 1970s with the emergence of the feminist revolution. The creation of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession by the American Economic Assn. investigated discrimination against women in economics. Recent researches comparing the careers of male and female economists are presented.

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Women in economics: moving up or falling off the academic career ladder?

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The study considers whether the corresponding increases of women economists, that one might expect as women move up the academic career ladder, have occurred is described. The study finds that when compared with other academic disciplines, women in economics are less likely to get tenure and take longer to achieve it.

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What is economic sociology and should any economists care?

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The prominent themes from economic sociology contained in two handbooks of economic sociology are examined.

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