David Glenn’s “Economists Ponder Their Doctoral Programs ... " (Research Notes, The Chronicle, January 20) provides a tantalizing glimpse of the gender bias that haunts graduate study in economics.

This was the conclusion made by Wharton professor Corinne Low, after years of research and one exhausting marriage of her own ...

After just one week in an economics course, it’s not uncommon to see many students drop the class. However, for some women in economics, course difficulty isn’t the only barrier they’re facing.

The percentage of women in full-time professor positions in research-oriented economics departments is 8 to 13 percent, according to an Institute of Labor Economics study in 2018. The share of women ...

A new report out today shows that companies taking action for gender equality see lower staff turnover, more women in ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin for research that has advanced the understanding of the gender gap in the labor market. The ...

The number of years it will take to achieve gender parity has increased to 135, according to a new World Economic Forum report. At an Open Forum session in Davos, leaders and change-makers met to ...

The 2023 Global Gender Gap Report, published by the World Economic Forum, shows a 34% decrease to 169 years for women to catch up to men economically. 1 The drop from 257 years in the 2020 report ...

A new study is the first analysis of transgender and cisgender economic behavior, and the first to consider whether sex assigned at birth plays a significant part in economic decisions. Gender and sex ...

Globally, women spend 2.8 more hours than men on unpaid care and domestic work. These aren’t isolated challenges; they are ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 5 - Gender Equality. Gender differences permeate every aspect of economic life, from labour market participation and earnings to ...