How Are Women Represented in Economic Research at the Fed?

Marina Azzimonti and Acacia Wyckoff

Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2023, vol. 23, issue 40

Abstract: At the Center for Advancing Women in Economics (AWE), we constructed and curated a dataset of women researchers with PhDs in economics (and related fields) employed in the research departments of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks. We summarize methodological aspects of the data-gathering process and provide a snapshot of women's representation among researchers at the Reserve Banks. We highlight the importance of broadening the representation of women to diversify monetary policy and central banking decision-making. We also discuss some of the difficulties in hiring women at the Reserve Banks and propose measures to attract and retain women researchers.

Keywords: women in economics; Fed System; representation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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