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Women are dropping out of economics, which means men are running our economy

  • Written by Danielle Wood, Fellow, Australian Perspectives, Grattan Institute

If I ask you to picture an economist, what’s the first image that comes to your mind? I’m guessing it’s a man, probably with grey hair, a suit and a certain air of authority. And that’s not surprising: that is pretty much the public face of economics in Australia.

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