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Economics: where are the women?
[Économie, où sont les femmes ?]

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  • Anne Boring
  • Soledad Zignago

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In 2017, several studies revived the debate in the United States on the place of female economists in the profession and on the barriers to progress that had to be lifted. In most countries, women are poorly represented in all fields of economics (19% on average worldwide) and the situation is stagnating over time. However, significant differences exist between countries. In France, for example, women are a little more present, particularly among assistant professors. En 2017, diverses études ont relancé le débat aux États-Unis sur la place des femmes dans la profession d’économistes, ainsi que sur les freins à lever pour la développer. La part de femmes économistes est faible dans la plupart des pays (19 % en moyenne mondiale), dans tous les champs de l’économie et stagne dans le temps. Il existe cependant des différences entre pays. En France, par exemple, la part des femmes est un peu plus élevée, notamment pour les maîtres de conférence.

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  • Anne Boring & Soledad Zignago, 2018. "Economics: where are the women? [Économie, où sont les femmes ?]," Eco Notepad 51, Banque de France.
    • Handle: RePEc:bfr:econot:51
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