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WiE is a volunteer-run, non-profit association established to advance gender equality in the field of economics. Become a member here: www.women-in-economics.com/become-a…

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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📣 We are pleased to invite you to The Women in Economics Initiative’s 2026 General Assembly on 10th October, 1 pm (CET) via Zoom. Link to RSVP: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail... #WomeninEconomics #generalassembly #WiE
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
⏰ REMINDER: The WiE Brown Bag Seminar is just two days away! 🗓️ Friday, October 2 🕛 12 PM CET Lana Lebo will present the paper: “The Role of Information and Identity in Credence Goods Markets: A Natural Field Experiment" ⬆️ sign up here: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail... Übersetzen
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
📢 The WiE Brown Bag Seminar Series is back! 🗓️ Friday, October 2 🕛 12 PM CEST This month, Lana Lebo will present the paper: “The Role of Information and Identity in Credence Goods Markets: A Natural Field Experiment" ⬆️ sign up here: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail... Übersetzen
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
‼️We have extended the deadline to register as a mentor until September 21!! We are especially looking for mid to late career level economists working in academia or in the private sector - check our post for all details ⬇️
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
⏰ REMINDER: The WiE Brown Bag Seminar is tomorrow! 📢 The WiE Brown Bag Seminar Series is back! 🗓️ Friday, September 4 🕛 12 PM CEST This month’s seminar features Christine Meemann, who will present her paper: “Trust, Autonomy & Paternalism” ⬆️ sign up here: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
📅 Mentoring Programme: November 2026 – July 2027 ⏰ Applications close: 14 September 🔗 Apply via the link! form.jotform.com/262114506070...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢 The WiE Brown Bag Seminar Series is back! 🗓️ Friday, September 4 🕛 12 PM CEST This month’s seminar features Christine Meemann, who will present the paper: “Trust, Autonomy & Paternalism”. 🙌 Sign up here: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
📅 Mentoring Programme: November 2026 – July 2027 ⏰ Applications close: 14 September 🔗 Apply via: form.jotform.com/262114506070...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📅 Mentoring Programme: November 2026 – July 2027 ⏰ Applications close: 14 September 🔗 Apply via the link! form.jotform.com/262114506070...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This Pride Month, we're highlighting research by Erwan Dujeancourt, Anne Boschini, and Anna Nordén on wealth, gender, and sexual orientation. academic.oup.com/ser/article/... #pride #research #WomenInEconomics
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
📢 WiE Brown Bag Seminar 🗓️ Friday, June 5 🕛 12:00 PM CEST Katharina Brütt, Assistant Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and fellow at the Tinbergen Institute presents her paper: “When Gender Favoritism Fades: Intersectionality and the Limits of Self-Image.” 🙌 Sign up: lnkd.in/d5t99xZf
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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 02/06/2026
Women who failed to obtain tenure during a change to Spain's academic qualification system were less likely than men to obtain it later on. Departments that promoted more women graduated more female PhDs. Manuel Bagues, Milan Makany, Giulia Vattuone, Natalia Zinovyeva ow.ly/znLU50Z6wgp #EconSky
Figure: The departmental spillovers of promoting a woman. Estimated effect of a female qualification to associate professor on cumulative departmental outcomes, by year following the qualification exam. A) Number of women hired or promoted to associate professor; B) Number of female PhD graduates; C) Number of female PhD graduates remaining research-active (publishing at least one paper within five years of graduation); D) Number of female PhD graduates promoted to tenure within ten years of graduation.

Women remain underrepresented in the upper ranks of academia, but evidence on the mechanisms behind this has been scarce. This column exploits a change in the Spanish academic qualification system that centralised introduced quasi-random variation in candidates’ evaluation committees to explore the consequences of failing to obtain tenure. Women who failed to obtain tenure during the change were less likely than men to obtain it later in their careers, while departments that promoted a woman went on to promote more women and graduate more female PhDs than comparable departments. The findings suggest that the scarcity of senior women is partly self-perpetuating, and that promotion systems where failure is hard to undo and the decision falls during the prime years for family formation may particularly disadvantage women.
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
‘None of us are free until all of us are. We are not angry enough. We are not talking about this enough.’ Read our full op-ed. www.women-in-economics.com/post/current... #InternationalWomensDay #GenderEquality #WomenInEconomics #RightsJusticeAction #WiE
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
📢 Join us on 26th May for our webinar in collaboration with E.CA Economics! ➡️ Carina Weber and Christina Stadler will share their career journeys and discuss their work as competition economists. 📍 Location: Online 📅 Date: 26th May 2026 ⏰ Time: 12:00–13:00 CEST 🔗 Register now via: lnkd.in/ddip7qqe
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Last week, WiE hosted and funded a pre-workshop get together for all attendees of the 6th Women in Macroeconomics, Finance, and Economic History (WIMFEH) workshop in Berlin organised by DIW Berlin and the University of Bonn. #WomenInEconomics #WiE #WomeninAcademia
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
📢 The WiE Brown Bag Seminar Series is back! 🗓️ Friday, May 8th 🕛 12 PM CEST This month’s Seminar features Georgia Buckle, a Research Fellow at the University of Portsmouth, specialising in Behavioural and Experimental Economics. 🙌 LINK to register: lnkd.in/dmnZu9E4
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Latest in academia 📚 In “Parenthood and the Career Ladder: Evidence from Academia,” the authors examine how parenthood shapes academic careers. Their key finding: parenthood marks a sharp turning point with around 1 in 3 women leaving academia. #womenineconomics #academia #genderequality
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
❗️TODAY❗️ 🕕12 PM CEST🕕
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
📢 REMINDER!
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
📢POSTPONED! To Friday, April 17th
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Position closed, thank you for your interest. We will be in touch with the applicants soon!
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
📢 We're hiring Researchers for the WiE Index 2026! 🔗 Learn more: www.women-in-economics.com/_files/ugd/8...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
📢POSTPONED! To Friday, April 17th
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
📢 The WiE Brown Bag Seminar Series is back! 🗓 Friday, April 3rd 🕛 12 PM CET How can countries scale up clean energy while phasing down dirty capital? Can climate policy help avoid costly double transitions of energy capital?⚡⚡
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
We’re thrilled to be celebrating International Women’s Day for 2026! A day to showcase our amazing volunteers. 🧡 This year, we are aligning ourselves with the UN’s theme for Rights. Justice. Action. #WomenInEconomics #IWD2026 #ForAllWomenAndGirls #InternationalWomensDay #GenderEquality
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
❗REMINDER 🗓️ 27 Feb 2026, 19:00 – 20:00 CET 💻 Online Event Link: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
🚀 We continue with our series on historical figures 🚺 In recognition of Black History Month, we’re proud to spotlight leaders whose impact has shaped history and continues to inspire change. 1/2
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
📢 WiE Brown Bag Seminar #9 🗓️ March 6th, 2026 🕛 12:00–13:00 CET Join us for our third session of the WiE Brown Bag Seminar in 2026 featuring Marita Freimane. More info: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
❗REMINDER 🗓️ 27 Feb 2026, 19:00 – 20:00 CET 💻 Online Event Link: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🗓️ 27 Feb 2026, 19:00 – 20:00 💻 Online Event We’re pleased to invite you to the WiE Index launch event 2025. Our index provides a comprehensive overview of women’s representation across the academic, private, and public sectors. Link: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The WiE Index 2025 is here! #WomenInEconomics #GenderEquality #WomenInLeadership #EconomicResearch #WiEIndex2025
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Read our blog from 2023 on addressing sexual misconduct & power abuse in academia. www.women-in-economics.com/post/address... #Economics #Harvard #LarrySummers #KevinWarsh #DanAriely #Accountability #HigherEd #SexualMisconduct #WomenInEconomics
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🚀We’re excited to welcome E.CA Economics as an official sponsor of Women in Economics Their website: www.e-ca.com #WomenInEconomics #Economics #EconomicsConsulting #CompetitionPolicy #Regulation
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🗓️ February 6th, 12 PM CET For this Brown Bag Seminar, we’re joined by Caroline Coly, Assistant Professor at the University of Barcelona and Researcher at the IEB. She’ll present joint work with Margaux Suteau, Almudena Sevilla, and Paola Profeta. LINK: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
📢 WiE Brown Bag Seminar #7 🗓️ January 9th (note the shifted date!) 🕛 12:00 CET This session features Charlotte Cordes, PhD Candidate at the Munich Graduate School of Economics and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Researcher at the Chair for Behavioral and Experimental Economics.
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
➡️Check out this article: www.women-in-economics.com/post/the-dig... #gender #gendernorms #confidencegap #career #WomenEmpowerment #WomenInEconomics #wie
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Ready to connect with your people? Our Local Branches are hosting in-person events, workshops, and networking opportunities. Fill out the form and let us know where you are based and what locations you'd be interested in. Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
❗️REMINDER 📢 WiE Brown Bag Seminar #6 🙌 LINK: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail... 💬 Can’t make it? No worries — the seminar runs monthly, every first Friday! #WiE #WomenInEconomics #BrownBagSeminar #MentalHealth #DevelopmentEconomics
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
✨ New Series Alert! ✨ Historical Figures - celebrating women who shaped history. Mary Wollstonecraft, a pioneering advocate for women’s rights and education whose ideas laid the foundation for gender equality 📚 We recommend her most influential book: "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman".
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
📢 Brown Bag Seminar! 🗓 December 5th 🕒 14:30 CET This month’s session features Qinyou Hu, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at San Antonio, presenting her research on: "Sad! I Got Talent but My Mom Doesn’t Know It: Parent–Child Belief Gap and Adolescent Mental Health."
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Tomorrow’s the day! 🚀 Don't miss this virtual career event!
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
The Women in Economics Initiative’s 2025 General Assembly on 3rd November, 6 pm (CET)! Note: This event is for WiE members only. If you’d like to join but haven’t registered for our initiative yet, make sure you complete your registration first. Link: www.women-in-economics.com/become-a-mem...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
WiE Brown Bag Seminar Series The Women in Economics Brown Bag seminars are monthly virtual research chats for our community to connect and discuss. 💌Stay in the loop! Join our Brown Bag Seminar mailing list to receive updates on upcoming sessions and speakers! Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
📢 The WiE Brown Bag Seminar Series continues! 🗓 November 7th 🕛 12 PM CET This month’s session features Luisa Lorè, PhD Candidate in Economics at the University of Innsbruck, who will present the research on “Environmental costs in second-hand clothing purchase: A voucher choice experiment.” 1/2
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
❗️TOMORROW
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
❗️REMINDER 🚀 AI x Econ Online Seminar! Join us for an engaging one-day online seminar exploring the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Economics. 📅 Date: October 3rd ⏰ 4 PM CET 💻 Zoom 👉 EVENT LINK: lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/j/6567359295... #WomeninEconomics #WiE #AI #econ #economics #aixecon
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
TODAY❗️
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
❗️REMINDER
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
📢 The WiE Brown Bag Seminar Series continues! 🗓 October 3rd 🕛 12 PM CET Can monetary eco-labels (“true pricing” labels) nudge consumers toward more sustainable food choices? Or do we need stricter regulation to curb food-related emissions? #WiE #WomenInEconomics #BrownBagSeminar #Sustainability
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Women in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
✨ Join Us for the WiE Speed Dating Event! 📅 Date: 8th October 2025 ⏰ Time: 18:00 – 19:00 CET 📍 Location: Online (join from anywhere in the world!) 👉 Register now to secure your spot: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail... #WiESpeedDating #WiE #WomenInEconomics #Volunteering
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