Briefing
How Are Women Represented in Economic Research at the Fed?
Azzimonti-Renzo, Marina; Wyckoff, Acacia (2023-12)
At the Center for Advancing Women in Economics (AWE), we constructed and curated a dataset of women researchers with PhDs in economics (and related fields) employed in the research departments of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks. We summarize methodological aspects of the data-gathering process and provide a snapshot of women's representation among researchers at the Reserve Banks. We highlight the importance of broadening the representation of women to diversify monetary policy and central banking decision-making. We also discuss some of the difficulties in hiring women at the Reserve ...
Richmond Fed Economic Brief , Volume 23 , Issue 40