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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....
WiE Writing and Editing Team
May 8, 20243 min read
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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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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...
WiE Writing and Editing Team
Oct 4, 20234 min read
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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...
WiE Writing and Editing Team
Feb 25, 20233 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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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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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...
WiE Writing and Editing Team
Apr 19, 20215 min read
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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...
WiE Writing and Editing Team
Nov 17, 20205 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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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...
Jess
Jul 24, 20203 min read
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WiE Gender Equality in the Workplace: a Look at the Effectiveness of Quotas
For every man who works full-time, there is a woman who does not because of the many obstacles women face in the workplace. Longstanding...
WiE Writing and Editing Team
Jul 21, 20205 min read
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PwC International Men’s Day
PwC has committed itself to fostering global gender equality by engaging men as advocates for change, and by acknowledging and...
WiE Writing and Editing Team
Apr 27, 20204 min read
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Empowered Women Empower Women
The integration of women is one of the most significant changes labour markets have seen in the past century.1 Still there are...
WiE Writing and Editing Team
Apr 27, 20204 min read
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Kicking off the Women in Economics Discussion Series in Berlin
On 19 November 2019, we invited individuals interested in gender and economics to join us at the premises of NERA Economic Consulting in...
WiE Writing and Editing Team
Apr 27, 20204 min read
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ReStart Equal Opportunity Talk x WiE Initiative
Does everyone earn what they deserve to? The first edition of the Cologne Women in Economics (WiE) Discussion Series, co-hosted by the...
WiE Writing and Editing Team
Mar 30, 20202 min read
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