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  • January 11, 2018

The New York Times highlights the òòò½Íø's role in addressing gender bias

The òòò½Íø's 2018 Annual Meeting featured several papers on women in economics.

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 highlighted the òòò½Íø’s role in addressing concerns about gender bias and discrimination in the economics profession. The òòò½Íø’s 2018 Annual Meeting featured several papers that provided evidence of bias against women over the course of their economic studies and careers. The piece quotes òòò½Íø secretary-treasurer Peter Rousseau on the steps the òòò½Íø is taking to address these issues, saying “The time had come for the organization to make a more proactive statement.” On Friday, January 5th, leaders of the òòò½Íø also announced that the organization is formulating a professional code of conduct for economists and plans to create a new online platform providing information about the job market in economics