The Editorial Boards of Italian Economics Journals: Women, Gender, and Social Networking

Elisabetta Addis and Paola Villa

Feminist Economics, 2003, vol. 9, issue 1, 75-91

Abstract: In Italy, women's advancement in economics has been curtailed by the structure of editorial boards of Italian economics journals. In this paper, we examine the presence of men and women economists on the editorial boards of thirty-six Italian economics journals published since 1970 and analyze the gender distribution across different kinds of boards, roles, and fields. Because boards are hierarchically ordered, women work mostly in the lower positions, and the increase in women's participation has led only to more "editorial secretaries." Since men and women tend to have different scientific interests and men's standards of academic value prevail, women economists cannot build publication records as strong as those of their male colleagues, which, in turn, affects women's hiring, promotion, and wages, as well as the shape of the discipline.

Keywords: Gender; Economics; Networking; Discrimination; Editorial Boards (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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