Booth, Alison L and Burton, Jonathan and Mumford, Karen (2000) The Position of Women in UK Academic Economics. The Economic Journal, 110 (464). F312-F333. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0297.00541
Booth, Alison L and Burton, Jonathan and Mumford, Karen (2000) The Position of Women in UK Academic Economics. The Economic Journal, 110 (464). F312-F333. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0297.00541
Booth, Alison L and Burton, Jonathan and Mumford, Karen (2000) The Position of Women in UK Academic Economics. The Economic Journal, 110 (464). F312-F333. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0297.00541
Abstract
This paper reports the results of the Royal Economic Society Women's Committee 1998 survey on the gender balance in UK academic economics. In 1998, female representation was 4% of professors, 11 % of senior lecturers or readers, 17% of permanent lecturers, 28% of fixed term lecturers, and 33% of PhD/research students. The main growth in female representation since 1996 has been in fixed term lectureships and in PhD/research students (a 5 percentage point increase for each). We suggest reasons for the low representation of women in academic economics, and also argue that it is a cause for concern.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2012 11:03 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 21:46 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/3172 |