Roundtable: Pathways for More Inclusive Economics Departments - What Works and What Doesn't?
As part of the Rare Voices in Economics Conference, Women in Econ Léman hosted a roundtable discussion titled “Pathways for More...
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Alice Antunes
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Women in Econ Léman in the podcast "Unbiased - Making Numbers Speak"
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of talking with my good friend and former colleague Quentin Gallea (University of Zurich), on his...
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Laura Minu Nowzohour
- Dec 23, 2020
- 13 min
Chapter 8. Sexual harassment is only the tip of the iceberg of a cultural issue in economics
This is a summary and digest of thoughts coming out of our workshop on sexual harassment, consent and positive female sexuality held...
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Federica Braccioli
- Nov 16, 2020
- 5 min
Chapter 7. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Gender Gap and vice versa. What question to ask?
To get a sense of how the current crisis has been impacting the gender gap, let's take a closer look at two of its main sources: women’s...
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Alice Antunes
- Oct 5, 2020
- 5 min
Chapter 6: We need to look at gender through various lenses - intersectionality in economics
What is intersectionality, and how does it fit into the wider discussion on representation in economics research and the economics professio
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Federica Braccioli
- Jun 15, 2020
- 5 min
Chapter 5. The origins of gender stereotypes: is gendered behaviour only trained behaviour?
What role does early-childhood discrimination play in shaping later behavior? Or: are there behavior patterns that are inherent to...
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Laura Minu Nowzohour
- May 18, 2020
- 5 min
Chapter 4. Policy options: what works and what doesn't in leveling the gender playing field?
What are the policy options available to combat gender discrimination? What do we know about their effectiveness? What do we know about...
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Laura Minu Nowzohour
- Apr 20, 2020
- 7 min
Chapter 3. Micro aggression and persistent social norms
How do double standards and microaggression contribute to gender discrimination? What role does the threat of (intellectual) judgement or...
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Federica Braccioli
- Mar 23, 2020
- 3 min
Chapter 2. Leadership and glass ceiling in economics
Why do we lose so many women along the education and career path? What contributes to the glass ceiling in economics? What do we know...
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Alice Antunes
- Feb 17, 2020
- 4 min
Chapter 1. What do we know about the experience of women economists throughout their career?
For the first installment of our Women in Economics workshop EVER, we wanted to take a deep-dive into the career path of women...
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Laura Minu Nowzohour
- Jan 1, 2020
- 3 min
My motivation
I am luckily part of a department at the Graduate Institute which is fairly gender balanced. But there are other important struggles...
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Federica Braccioli
- Jan 1, 2020
- 2 min
Reasons and discoveries, my motivation.
Reason #1. I felt some social and moral responsibility to raise THE voice some other women can not raise. I felt lucky to have been...
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