Former Treasury secretary Larry Summers was just banned for life by the leading association of economists. His reputation quickly unraveled after sexist comments in his emails to Jeffrey Epstein were released.

Yet the broader story is systemic – women in economics still face entrenched bias and structural hurdles.

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Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women

In 2024, only about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s were women.

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