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Women in economics departments in Australian universities: is there still a gender imbalance?

From: Economic Papers - Economic Society of Australia  |  Date: 9/1/2004  |  Author: Hopkins, Sandra

Women comprise 21 per cent of academics in departments of Economics in Australian universities and their representation declines with seniority. The percentage of female students in Economics courses is 42, which is considerably greater than the percentage or female staff. This paper presents some data on the gender balance in Australian Economics departments. It is found that gender inequity still exists in Economics departments, but there has been an improvement in the number of ...

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