Our Curious Amalgam #213 Where Are All the Women Economists? #MeToo Issues in Antitrust Economics
Demand for diverse economists has exploded, but institutions still fail to recruit, retain, and promote women long term. Are issues of abuse and harassment deterring women from the field? In this episode, co-hosts Elyse Dorsey and Jana Seidl speak with Paola Valenti, Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Business School, and Kellie Kemp, Senior Counsel at Uber about the struggles women face in the economics profession today. Listen to this episode to learn about why it’s difficult to find women economists, why the antitrust community needs to promote women economists, and tools for confronting gender discrimination and sexual misconduct.
With special guests:
Paola Valenti, Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Business School
and Kellie Kemp, Senior Counsel at Uber
Related Links:
Alison F. Del Rossi and Joni Hersch, Gender and the Consulting Academic Economist
Report of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession
Elizabeth M. Bailey, Gender Diversity in Experts: A Reply to and Extension of Rafkin and Kuykendall
Hosted by:
Elyse Dorsey, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Jana Seidl, Baker Botts LLP