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Ulrike Franke Jul 25, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/upshot/evidence-of-a-toxic-environment-for-women-in-economics.html?unlocked_article_code=zCDwyUn82aeV0mcdkt4U_VsKQ53qmbxlQ7zJdWTwdFpPNsAknfbDXs3SoujQvR9Pf3k0LKk7n-jfgT3VydhgEYNEvd3y1VbRnNg7aQkeKam2Z6t65ThQ2y4RoO9JyD2RVvyBUVnqTebSBc8LX6yIzpLE6b8bIirFXU_qhtblnyn58Rp11XK4MGhLuUdIlZr64TkepKHO0L-PYe5LHzACB5iS8vjT9XspoEuc_k5h5rmmjlI7eoenTenwA6-jKZcoERW38cbfabdDny5Ta85YVU1S0Ase9W-3rhuNeiqdGBDNjPtUZ2xlizfDuh1iqm2Up5hde0VAssPQSfXK5xn5n0Cao1OIaDEPgPjt8SJZAH7UtvavG1p8u5NGQL0DFXM&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Holy shit.

Evidence of a Toxic Environment for Women in Economics

A new study analyzes how economists talk about each other in an online forum, and finds unmistakable signs of hostility toward women.

The New York Times

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Ulrike Franke Jul 25, 2023

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“The 30 words most uniquely associated with discussions of women make for uncomfortable reading.
In order, that list is: hotter, lesbian, sexism, tits, anal, marrying, feminazi, slut, hot, vagina, boobs, pregnant, pregnancy, cute, levy… “