Last month, after another round of stories appeared suggesting that Summers was going to be Obama’s choice, Rivlin, Romer, and Tyson signed an open letter calling for Yellen to be appointed. So did about two hundred economists, many of them men, like Joseph Stiglitz and [...]

The debate caught the attention of Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Hartmann, an economist who is not close to Yellen, said she has been repeatedly frustrated by a lack of women in the field. That concern was amplified by media [...]

The debate caught the attention of Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Hartmann, an economist who is not close to Yellen, said she has been repeatedly frustrated by a lack of women in the field. That concern was amplified by media [...]

What Hasn’t Changed Most of the legislation passed by female chairs this year has been gender blind: Stabenow’s farm bill, Boxer’s transportation and water-resources bill, Murray’s budget and Mikulski’s appropriations bills. All four of those chairwomen say their success comes from a willingness to deal [...]

..."A significant amount of new work for women is in low-wage occupations. According to research from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), 60 percent of women’s job gains from 2009 to 2012 were in occupations that pay, on average, less than $10.10 an hour. Cashiers, [...]