Economics & feminism : disturbances in the field /

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Author / Creator:Albelda, Randy Pearl.
Imprint:New York : Twayne Publishers, c1997.
Description:xix, 222 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Impact of feminism on the arts & sciences
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2796839
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Varying Form of Title:Economics and feminism
ISBN:0805797599 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-216) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • I. Representation of Women in Economics. 1. Economics and Feminism: Beyond the Pale? 2. At the Threshold: Women, Feminism, and Economics Before 1970. 3. Finding the Women: Women's Representation in the Economics Profession, 1970-1990
  • II. Responses to American Economic Association Survey. 4. What's a Nice Girl Like You ...? Profile of the Profession. 5. Marginal, at Best: Economists' Views on Feminism and Women in the Profession. 6. "Check Feminist Beliefs at the Door": Incompatibility of Feminism and Economics?
  • III. Feminism and Economic Theory. 7. The Invisible Hand's Stranglehold: Neoclassical Economics and Feminism. 8. Still Together: The "Unhappy Marriage" of Marxism and Feminism Revisited. 9. There's No Place Like Home: Problems and Possibilities for Feminism and Economics. App. Survey on the Impact of Feminism on Economics, Spring 1992.