Delegates from around the World Health Organization’s (WHO) member states are convening these days at the 69th World Health Assembly (WHA) to determine the organization’s policies and agree on a proposed budget. Indeed, this is one of the most consequential… Read More ›
That income “causes” health is a well document phenomenon. People with higher means have the potential for longer longevity and do in fact live longer. Recent research published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) supports this trend. Using… Read More ›
This post originally appeared on TalkPoverty.org. Today is Equal Pay Day, the day in 2016 until which American women must work to make the same amount of income their male counterparts earned by the end of 2015. Or at least,… Read More ›
Alexandra Kleeman’s debut novel You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine centers on the complex thought processes, the brooding and the reverie, of a character particularly vulnerable to the system —both commercial and social —that surround her. Kleeman’s novel… Read More ›
Feminist economics is often narrowly associated with work and money related concerns (like most of the general field of economics). Some common examples include the gender wage gap, the effect of policies such as paid family leave, and welfare policy…. Read More ›
In one of her few recent public speeches, Hillary Clinton unveiled her “No Ceilings” Report at the United Nations in New York City. The report gives information concerning the changes in gender statistics since 1995, covering health, education, economy leadership and… Read More ›
Feminist economics is often narrowly associated with work and money related concerns (like most of the general field of economics). Some common examples include the gender wage gap, the effect of policies such as paid family leave, and welfare policy…. Read More ›
The 17th Annual Women’s History Conference at Sarah Lawrence College Worn Out! Motherwork in the Age of Austerity Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY (20 minutes north of Manhattan) Friday – Saturday March 6-7, 2015 Free and Open to the Public… Read More ›
Feminist economics is often associated with strictly work and money related concerns, such as the gender wage gap, paid family leave, or welfare policy. But the field also holds the potential to make key interventions in central areas of feminist… Read More ›
Time has nearly perfected internet trolling in their article last month where “15 Guys Explain Why They Date Women Over 30.” It is a completely absurd article and the content doesn’t even need to be justified by engaging with it…. Read More ›
This may come as no surprise, but gender plays a significant role in heterosexual marriages. How the gender is socialized throughout their lives for the husband and wife affects both what the household economy is like at home as well… Read More ›
Recently, the National Women’s Law Center released a transmisogynistic video starring Sarah Silverman. The video was meant to mock the gender wage gap, and implied that Silverman was earning less because she was being hit with an unfair “vagina tax.”… Read More ›
Economic justice is a crucial, but sometimes underappreciated, part of the feminist struggle. (Probably just as the feminist struggle is a crucial and underappreciated aspect of economic justice.) In today’s Lean In– world, more attention is being paid to women’s… Read More ›
We here at Lady Economist are big fans of the Nation’s new blog the Curve. It’s great to see a renowned publication bring to light the intersection of feminist thought, gender analysis and economics. It also give us plenty of… Read More ›
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