A new paper in Science adds support to the so-called gender-equality paradox. Using a survey of some 80,000 people across 76 countries Falk and Hermle find that for a variety of preferences the differences between the genders gets larger the greater is economic development and gender equality. The basic story is here: As the authors […]
A Growing Gender Divide in the AI Economy — The Honest Economist
The article argues that AI is reshaping gender inequality even before the pay gap visibly widens. Women are more concentrated in clerical and administrative roles where AI can restructure work, while men are more concentrated in technical, AI-complementary roles. Among college graduates, the exposur
Global Gender Gap Report 2026
For the past two decades, the Global Gender Gap Index has benchmarked progress towards gender parity across four dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. The index continues to offer a consistent measure of the present state of gender parity, as well as the long-term evolution of global efforts to close the gender gap.
Esprits animaux: Dans quelle mesure les préférences environnementales se traduisent-elles par un vote écologiste ?
La science économique manque de diversité. Les femmes et les minorités ethniques sont sous-représentées dans la profession des économistes, ...
Women at Risk: Economic Inequalities in the Age of AI - TWF
As we come to the end of 2024, we are humbled by the impact we have been able to make together to improve the lives of […]
Sex Differences in Personality are Large and Important - Marginal REVOLUTION
Men and women are different. A seemingly obvious fact to most of humanity but a long-time subject of controversy within psychology. New large-scale results using better empirical methods are resolving the debate, however, in favor of the person in the street. The basic story is that at the broadest level (OCEAN) differences are relatively small […]
Gender Productivity Paradox: Artificial Intelligence Is Failing Women - ICTworks
We're seeing decreasing distributive returns at higher AI exposure levels. Precisely when we should expect technology to be most equalizing.
The Myth of Class Reductionism
The fight for racial and gender justice has always been about economic inequality, too.
If You Want to Raise Birthrates, You Need to Fix Men
New evidence that patriarchy plus economic growth leads to declining birthrates
Women in tech and AI in Europe: Can the region close its gender gap?
AI could be the turning point that finally unlocks women’s full participation in tech in Europe.
“Women Don’t Need Rescuing”: Navigating the AI Gender Gap in an Industry That’s Obsessed | LBBOnline
Little Black Book, Is the AI gender gap a problem to be solved, a question of control or a strategic advantage? LBB’s Laura Swinton Gupta asks
New Capitalism II: Compositional vs income inequality
Are all class-based societies unequal?
AI’s Gender Gap - Haas News | UC Berkeley Haas
Generative AI could boost productivity and reduce inequality, but women across the world are at risk of missing out. A sweeping analysis by Nick Otis, PhD 25, Assistant Professor Solène Delecourt, and colleagues from Stanford and Harvard found that women were about 20% less likely than men to use tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and […]
Don't specialize, hybridize
Specialization is too heavily encouraged as a career path. The world needs more hybrid people.
The myth of meritocracy: who really gets what they deserve?
The long read: Sorting people by ‘merit’ will do nothing to fix inequality
A large gender gap persists in STEM disciplines across the world that is bad for innovation, talent attraction & against fairness principles. On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, @ansolassen.bsky.social @cairosofie.bsky.social @valentinatartari.bsky.social are sharing our findings ⬇️
