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S8 Ep45: The stickiness of gender biased norms
Season 8 · Episode 45

S8 Ep45: The stickiness of gender biased norms

VoxTalks Economics

August 29, 202523m 15s

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Show Notes

The belief that women are in some way inferior to men has been around for centuries. And throughout that time, women have suffered the consequences. Economists have lately been trying to understand more about the origins of gender biased norms, to help create better policies to challenge them. Their work can build on insights from sociology, anthropology and gender studies, but also raises important questions about the roles of men and women in society. So what should policy attempt to change? 

Siwan Anderson of Vancouver School of Economics and CEPR talks to Tim Phillips about what we know on these topics – and the most promising directions for future research.