'Shortcuts' to increase female enrollment in economics may backfire, OSU study cautions |
Current best practices for encouraging more female students to pursue degrees in economics may actually have the opposite effect and worsen gender disparities in the field, a recent study from Oregon State University found.
"There are no shortcuts to promoting diversity," said study co-author Todd Pugatch, an associate professor and associate director of the economics program in OSU's College of Liberal Arts. "I don't think we went into this expecting there'd be shortcuts or easy fixes, but we also didn't expect there would be such unintended consequences."
Mt. Hebron becoming breeding ground of economics excellence – Maryland Daily Record
Economics in Brief: CEO Pay Rose 16% in 2020 — Worker Pay Less Than 2% – Next City
This photo is from an Occupy San Diego protest in 2011; in 2019 and 2020, according to the AFL-CIO , the ratio between CEO pay to worker pay at 45 major companies is now 1000:1. (Photo by OyajiOptic / CC BY-NC 2.0 )
About half of adults in immigrant families earning below 200 percent of the poverty line said that their job — or that of someone in their family — had been affected by the pandemic, analysis of a new survey from the Urban Institute finds. More than 4 in 10 reported food insecurity, one-quarter had problems paying medical bills or skipped medical care, and one-fifth reported problems paying rent, mortgage or utility bills.
UA economics prof: Climate change will bring big upheaval to society, markets | The Range
A University of Arizona economics professor said taxing carbon emissions would help solve the significant challenges that climate change poses to U.S. and world economies.
Dr. Derek Lemoine, associate professor of economics at the UA Eller College of Management, presented his research at the 2021 Breakfast With the Economists on Thursday.
Lemoine discussed rising carbon emissions, saying "we are really restoring carbon conditions from way before even pre-humans ever existed, like we're really taking the planet pretty far back." By 2050, carbon dioxide could reach levels unseen in 50 million years, he said.
Wintrust Business Lunch 5/28/21: Economics, microchip shortages, and the reopening of theaters!
Segment 3: Dale Buss veteran financial journalist. He shares his take on the absence of microchips and shortages.
Segment 4: Deb Clapp Executive Director of The League of Chicago Theatres come on to tell us about the reopening of some theatres.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal appeals court said Friday the nation's largest private prison corporation can be held liable for negligence by a man who spent almost a year in solitary confinement at a southern Nevada facility without ever seeing a judge on marijuana-related charges.
BMO Economics: Vaccination Ramp-Up Means Canada Poised for Post-Pandemic Comeback
Full vaccination of majority of population needed to support individuals' confidence to engage in activity
TORONTO , May 28, 2021 /CNW/ - Canada's recent rapid ramp-up in vaccinations, and the possibility of eventually surpassing the U.S. – even on second doses – by August, point to a strong economic rebound in the second half of the year, according to a new report from BMO Economics.
" Canada is likely to post stronger growth rates through much of that period," said Doug Porter , Chief Economist, BMO Financial Group. "This also partly reflects a comeback from a deeper pandemic hole for the economy; third-wave restrictions bit Canada much harder, with growth likely stalling at best in the second quarter.
'Shortcuts' to boost female enrollment in economics degrees may backfire, OSU study warns - KTVZ
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Current best practices for encouraging more female students to pursue degrees in economics may actually have the opposite effect and worsen gender disparities in the field, a recent study from Oregon State University found.
"There are no shortcuts to promoting diversity," said study co-author Todd Pugatch, an associate professor and associate director of the economics program in OSU's College of Liberal Arts . "I don't think we went into this expecting there'd be shortcuts or easy fixes, but we also didn't expect there would be such unintended consequences."
Sasheer Zamata 'Lucky' to Not Compromise Blackness on Home Economics | PEOPLE.com
"I showed up to Home Economics and they're like, 'We like your hair. That's great. Do that,' " said Sasheer Zamata
"I like that I get to bring myself to the project," she continued. "And people have been receiving it very well."
"And of course there's always room for improvement, but I feel like we're definitely on the right path to that," she said.
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