WiE Blog

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

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

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

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...

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

In October 2022, there was a #Metoo outcry within the field of economics following publicly revealed allegations of sexual harassment...

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

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

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

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...

Questions from students in Bangladesh Young people are showing a piqued curiosity in economics. Specifically, high schoolers in...

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

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...

Our reflections on why we chose this discipline: Most often the discourse around being a woman in economics is about the pitfalls. It is...

While much of the future is unknown, Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve named one thing our “uncertain certainty”....

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

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

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

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...

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