CASE STUDY: Economists and miners are overwhelmingly male

«Academic economists are overwhelmingly male. According to information from university websites, about 20% of Europe’s senior economists are women. In America, 15% of full professors are women.(...)

«Ms Ginther’s work is part of a mounting case that economics has an insidious bias against women.»

[Women and economics, The Economist]

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«Today, only 18 per cent of jobs in the mining industry (in Australia) are occupied by women.» (Careerminer)

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Is this part of a mounting case that mining has an insidious bias against women? Let's campaign to remove barriers to entry into mining for women!