Half Empty and Half Full? Women in Economics and the Rise in Gender-Related Research

Francisca M. Antman (), Kirk Doran, Xuechao Qian () and Bruce Weinberg
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Francisca M. Antman: University of Colorado, Boulder
Xuechao Qian: Stanford University

No 16980, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using the EconLit dissertation database and large-scale algorithmic methods that identify author demographics from names, we investigate the connection between the gender of economics dissertators and dissertation topics. Despite stagnation in the share of women among economics Ph.D.s in recent years, there has been a remarkable rise in gender-related dissertations in economics over time and in many sub-fields. Women economists are significantly more likely to write gender-related dissertations and bring gender-related topics into a wide range of fields within economics. Men in economics have also substantially increased their interest in gender-related topics.

Keywords: economic research; gender; dissertation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 J16 O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2024-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-gen, nep-his, nep-hpe and nep-ltv
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