The Gender Gap in UK Academic Economics 1996-2018
Progress, Stagnation and Retreat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13035002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victoria Bateman (0000-0003-3830-3077, University of Cambridge), Erin Hengel (0000-0002-2039-3521, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13-2 |
| Pages | 163-200 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OEconomia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2113-5207 • E-ISSN: 2269-8450 |
| Publisher | Association Œconomia (PUBLISHER • FR) |
| DOI | 10.4000/oeconomia.15193 |
| OpenAlex | W4388161433 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
This article reports on women’s representation in UK economics over the last quarter century. While progress has been made, women in 2018 were only 32 percent of economics undergraduate students and 26 percent of academic economists. Our data also suggest several areas of stagnation and retreat. First, the percentage of female UK nationals studying economics is low and falling over time. Second, female economists are substantially more likely to be employed at lower academic ranks and in fixed-term—and generally lower status—teaching- and research-only positions. Third, the representation of women is especially low among ethnic minorities studying for an economics PhD. And finally, the percentage of economics professors with Asian ethnicity who are women has been falling over time, and at no point between 2012-2018 was a Black female professor of economics employed anywhere in the UK
Economic history · Economic stagnation · Economics · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Politics · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Law
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |