I’m writing this while hiding out in my bedroom from the very nice woman who is cleaning my apartment right now. As I have specialized my life as an economist, I decided to outsource some of the care work that… Read More ›
Month: March 2014
Faking It: Women, Impostor Syndrome and Academia
Impostor syndrome—the feeling that, regardless of your accomplishments, you’re still about to be unmasked as a fraud—is an all-too-common affliction among academics. Ironically, it’s the successful who tend to suffer from it: In order to feel like you’re faking it, you… Read More ›
Why Public Sector Unions Might Sort Of Rescue Labor
Sometimes it’s as though someone writes an article that is trying to troll me specifically, knowing exactly what buttons to push. “Government Is Not the Answer: Why Public Sector Unions Won’t Rescue Labor” by Jake Rosenfeld on Talking Points Memo… Read More ›
Lady Economists and the European Financial Crisis
Today we received a delightful message from the Anne Brooks-Senftleben, founder and chief economist of Women Economists for a Fair Europe. This blog offers a much needed perspective on the European Financial Crisis and austerity measures – from the point of… Read More ›
All The Other Moms Are Doing It: Targeting Mothers in Ethical Marketing
I’m sure many of us have been pushed over the line in deciding to buy a product because of a portion of the proceeds going to this or that cause that we already agree with. And we already wanted that product anyway,… Read More ›
Oops, I Performed My Gender Role Again
Through my permanent gender lens glasses, I feel like there is very little that people in heterosexual relationships do in those partnerships that can escape the reproducing or the defying of gender roles. Gender is so endogenous to the way… Read More ›
Homophobia is Bad for Business
There are plenty of feminist/ economic things to worry about here in New York City. Sometimes I get so caught up in wondering why the fashion industry is courting de Blasio and where I can find a cup of coffee… Read More ›
Resource for the Lazy Feminist Economist
The peer-reviewed journal Feminist Economics is publishing a little cheat sheet for the economist that likes her feminist economics and gender research, but might not have the time to closely read each volume. (Or, like me, have the best intentions to… Read More ›
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