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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826391603321

Autore

Olson Paulette I. <1949->

Titolo

Engendering economics : conversations with women economists in the United States / / Paulette I. Olson and Zoreh Emami

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-134-62681-9

0-415-20556-5

0-203-10307-6

1-280-35436-4

1-134-62682-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EmamiZohreh <1954->

Disciplina

330/.082/0973

Soggetti

Women economists - United States

Feminist economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-257) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of abbreviations and acronyms; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Ingrid Hahne Rima; Marianne Abeles Ferber; Barbara Berman Bergmann; Alice Mitchell Rivlin; Suzanne Wiggins Helburn; Anne Mayhew; Myra Hoffenberg Strober; Barbara Ann Posey Jones; Lois Banfill Shaw; Margaret Constance Simms; Lourdes Benera; Questions used for Oral History Project; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

By the 1950s the percentage of all economic doctorates awarded to women had dropped to a record low of less than five percent.By presenting interviews with the female economists who received PhD's between 1950 and 1975, this book provides a richer understanding of the sociology of the economics profession.  Their post-war experiences as family members, students and professionals, illustrate the challenges that have been faced by women, including both white and African-American women, in a white male dominated profession.Engaging and insightful, the impressive scope of philosophical per