WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen, the first woman to head the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury Department, says women seeking to pursue careers in economics face a number of obstacles from the way beginning economics courses are taught to overly aggressive questioning questions in college seminars.
“There is a cultural problem in the profession, and we need to change the culture,” Yellen said Monday. She was appearing at an event with Kristalena Georgieva, only the second woman to head the International Monetary Fund.
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Economics pioneers forged pathways for women at Yale | YaleNews
When, in 1974, Susan Rose-Ackerman and Sharon Oster were among the first five women appointed to Yale's economics faculty, some in the Department of Economics raised their eyebrows. Were women capable of teaching economics to Yale students?
In the decades that followed, Rose-Ackerman and Oster — who both retired in 2018 — not only taught, but broke glass ceilings to take on important leadership positions at Yale. Oster became an influential professor and dean of the Yale School of Management. Rose-Ackerman pivoted to the Yale Law School where she became a leading expert on government corruption and helped rejuvenate the field of administrative law.
Economics Student Returns to DU 40 Years Later to Pursue Master's Degree | University of Denver
Brett Barkey's relationship with the University of Denver began 42 years ago when he came to DU for his undergraduate degree in economics and history. Since then, he has served in the U.S. Marine Corps, worked for the U.S. Treasury Department and gotten his law degree. Now, Barkey will graduate in the spring with his master's in economics after returning to DU in 2019.
As a Colorado native, Barkey attended high school in the Denver area where he was a passionate trumpet and soccer player. At the time, he was taking trumpet lessons from a professor at DU who ended up introducing Barkey to the soccer coach at the University.
California's business, resident exodus due to 'failure of governance,' UCLA economics professor
UCLA economics professor and Hoover Institute senior fellow Lee Ohanian discusses how rising taxes and real estate prices are forcing people to leave California for Texas.
“California’s becoming too expensive and too inefficient compared to alternatives,” the economics professor said.
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Jackson County Chamber of Commerce to host economic forum March 18 | Local | dothaneagle.com
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will use its March Power Lunch to host its 2021 Economic Forum.
Topics are expected to include discussion about Jackson County might change in 2021, how the local economy has changed due to COVID-19, and what this year holds for the local, state and national economy.
The keynote speaker will be Florida Chamber Foundation Chief Economist and Director of Research Dr. Jerry Parrish. In that role, he is responsible for conducting in-depth analyses on the Florida economy and on solutions to help secure Florida's future.
U.S. Set to Power Global Economic Recovery From Covid-19 - WSJ
The U.S. could help drive a powerful global economic recovery this year, as it plays a more central role in the comeback than after the financial crisis, reflecting the unusual nature of the Covid-19 shock and the flexibility of the American economy.
The world economy is likely to grow by around 6% this year, according to Oxford Economics, the fastest rate in almost half a century, as vaccine campaigns allow pandemic restrictions to be lifted and businesses to snap back.
Belinda Archibong: Estimating the Health and Economic Costs of Gas Flaring
This story is part of a series celebrating the work of women at the Earth Institute, in honor of International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. Read more about the day and our related blog posts here .
Belinda Archibong moved to the U.S. from Nigeria with her family when she was a teenager. Before becoming an assistant professor of economics at Barnard College and an Earth Institute faculty member, Archibong studied economics at Columbia University for her undergraduate degree and then completed her master's and Ph.D. in sustainable development.
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Yellen says COVID-19 having 'extremely unfair' impact on women's income, jobs https://t.co/mFMpMjVrCe https://t.co/uuL74DmYIR Reuters (from Around the world) Mon Mar 08 20:45:03 +0000 2021
"There is a cultural problem in the profession, and we need to change the culture," Janet Yellen, the first woman t… https://t.co/LMx7kftBLX NewsHour (from Arlington, VA | New York, NY) Mon Mar 08 20:29:12 +0000 2021
US secretary of the treasury says women must be prioritized in post-pandemic economic recovery https://t.co/YKoSRRiRRS RT_com Tue Mar 09 08:15:00 +0000 2021
Yellen says women face many obstacles in economics careers https://t.co/k6gJerntit Independent (from London, England) Mon Mar 08 22:58:41 +0000 2021
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