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Women in Economics

Issue 48 - January 2016

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In this issue...

Economics 2.0: Rebooting the economy by rewarding gender equality – Fiona Tatton, Womanthology Editor

Beyond homo economicus: Making positive change in the economy by challenging traditional assumptions about gender – Polly Trenow of the Women’s Budget Group

Advice for women in economics: Stop worrying about what others think of you – Professor Kimberley Scharf of the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick

Data processing power for women: Careers measuring the economy and society to understand how our country functions – Heather Savory, Deputy National Statistician for Data Capability at the Office for National Statistics

Solving global energy challenges by building better economic systems – Professor Dr. Claudia Kemfert, Head of the Department of Energy, Transportation, Environment at the German Institute for Economic Research

Why more organisations need to recognise female talent and offer women seats at the leadership table – Allyson Zimmermann, Executive Director at Catalyst Europe

Tackling the gender pay gap through the WAVE programme by taking action to improve gender equality for 24,000 employees in Wales – Dr. Alison Parken of Cardiff Business School

Challenging gender bias and championing positive female role models in economics – Professor Janet Currie, Director of Princeton’s Center for Health and Well Being

Introducing the Athena SWAN charter as a framework to improve gender equality in economics – Professor Simon Clark, Head of the School of Economics at the University of Edinburgh

UK scores top marks for percentage of women in senior government roles, behind only Canada, South Africa and Australia in the G20 – Björn Conway, Head of Government and Public Sector at EY

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