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

• Autore: Olson Paulette I. <1949, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 330/.082/0973
• Soggetto topico: Women economists - United States; Feminist economics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: EmamiZohren <1954->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Engendering economics
• ISBN: 0-415-20556-5; 0-203-10307-6; 1-280-35436-4; 1-134-62682-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450206803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II