WiE Blog

Women in Economics: Celebrating 5 Years of Empowerment and Inclusion in Economics

Oct 152 min read

Women in Economics: Celebrating 5 Years of Empowerment and Inclusion in Economics

WiE (The Women in Economics Initiative) was established in 2019 and ever since then, we have worked over the past five years to promote...

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A Third Interview with NERA: Insights into Economic Consulting

WiE Writing and Editing Team

May 83 min read

A Third Interview with NERA: Insights into Economic Consulting

It is always useful to understand what entry level opportunities exist across the economic sector and to hear of other's experiences....

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WiE Writing and Editing Team

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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Contextualising Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize win; why this is a turning point

Ella

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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A Second Interview with NERA: Insights into Economic Consulting

WiE Writing and Editing Team

Oct 3, 20234 min read

A Second Interview with NERA: Insights into Economic Consulting

As an organisation, we recognize there are a multitude of career paths out there for women studying economics. This includes economic...

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Addressing Sexual Misconduct & Power Abuse in Academia

Clara Schäper

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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An Interview with NERA: Insights into Economic Consulting

WiE Writing and Editing Team

Feb 25, 20233 min read

An Interview with NERA: Insights into Economic Consulting

Navigating the work force and understanding what opportunities exist is no easy task. So, we took the time to sit down with Leonie...

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Gender-Sensitive Response Post Climate-Disaster: a Learning Curve for Pakistan

Hudda Luni

Jan 9, 20237 min read

Gender-Sensitive Response Post Climate-Disaster: a Learning Curve for Pakistan

“Ecofeminism is an integral facet of the women’s movement because it addresses the severing of Women and Mother Nature, and the...

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Overtime hours worked: a missing factor in understanding the gender wage gap

Pia Molitor

Nov 9, 20226 min read

Overtime hours worked: a missing factor in understanding the gender wage gap

Contrary to many new initiatives and actions taken, there persists a severe gender wage gap. This is also the case for the profession of...

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What if women in economics did win the Nobel?

WiE Writing and Editing Team

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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What do high school students think about economics?

Hafsa Jahan

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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The relationship that exists among economic growth, energy consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions

Oluwafisayo Ajayi

Feb 20, 20223 min read

The relationship that exists among economic growth, energy consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions

Energy is no doubt sacrosanct in any economy of the world today as it is essential in all economic activities, especially production and...

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Why I don’t want to be defined as a *woman* economist, but why it is important nonetheless

Charlotte

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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WiE Writing and Editing Team

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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The Link Between Economics, Climate Change, and Gender

WiE Writing and Editing Team

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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WiE Writing and Editing Team

Jun 10, 20212 min read

Issues in Focus – The Gender Data Gap

Throughout the month of April 2021, the Women in Economics Initiative highlighted the “Gender Data Gap” on its varying platforms of...

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The certainty trap – Why data may not be wrong but not right either

WiE Writing and Editing Team

Apr 18, 20215 min read

The certainty trap – Why data may not be wrong but not right either

Are women more likely to suffer from side effects and complications following the vaccination against Covid-19? How is it that there are...

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WiE Writing and Editing Team

Nov 17, 20205 min read

Thinking Like a Gender Economist 101

Do women face discrimination in job interviews, for reasons related to their gender? Do men actually earn more, for the same amount and...

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Ella

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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Jess

Jul 23, 20203 min read

We need to do more

We recently shared An Open Letter to Economic Institutions In The Face of #BlackLivesMatter by The Sadie Collective because we felt that...

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