The Reasons for CSWEP

Carolyn Shaw Bell

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1998, vol. 12, issue 4, 191-195

Abstract: Both overt and covert instances of less than equal treatment for women and men were taken for granted until the so-called 'women's movement' of the l960s, of which CSWEP was a part. 'Economics is a man's field' summarizes the environment in the profession; this and other circumstances have been quickly forgotten. Focusing on ways to increase the supply of women in the profession, CSWEP created a roster of existing well-qualified economists and enabled their work to show up on programs and in journals. CSWEP economists demonstrated the power of changes at the margin; the experience could be useful today to replace the disputatious terms of quota or reverse discrimination. It should also stimulate further small changes that could yield much greater returns.

JEL-codes: A14 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
Note: DOI: 10.1257/jep.12.4.191
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