Roundtable: Pathways for More Inclusive Economics Departments - What Works and What Doesn't?

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The roundtable will focus on pathways for more inclusive economics departments - what does this mean? We know that the gender gap in the economics profession stands out from that in other STEM fields for many well-documented reasons (see here for more background information). The main purpose of the roundtable is to go one step further and give hands-on advice to departments on what works and what does not for when one genuinely wishes to create inclusive spaces where diverse bodies can thrive and perform. To do justice to the complexity of the issue, we have invited an interdisciplinary panel of professors from economics, sociology and psychology who will offer a rich set of perspectives on possible avenues for improvements. Specifically, we will discuss: (i) What has been tried? (ii) What worked, what did not, and why not? (iii) Moving forward: what's next? The roundtable will be…