Comments for Where Women's Studies Meets Economics

Comment on Bailout Fails Women by Grant Healy

Grant Healy — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:31:52 +0000

Very interesting article, as are some of your other posts. I have bookmarked your great site for future visits.

Comment on Bailout Fails Women by Timur I. Alhimenkov

Timur I. Alhimenkov — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:59:56 +0000

Good work! Thank you very much!
I always wanted to write in my site something like that. Can I take part of your post to my blog?
Of course, I will add backlink?

Sincerely, Timur I.

Comment on Introducing Women’s Studies to Economics by stu

stu — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:29:48 +0000

I can see how you are able to think that economist’s have no middle ground and are stuck in a box. Although assuming that an economist doesn’t know that there is discrimination out there is kind of hard to believe. It is not that economist don’t know about discrimination but in the world today everyone is suppose to be equal and if thats what is expected you can’t expect an economist to put discrimination factors (which all are not known) into any of the problems or equations that they are working with. Aswell there is many ways that the economics department is expanding its views into different topics that effect society and the world around us today. Such as the different classes that are now offered that don’t fit into the typical assumption of what economics is known to be, all scientific and mathematical.

Comment on Introducing Women’s Studies to Economics by Tatiana

Tatiana — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:09:08 +0000

great post hope to see some additional comments next Sunday…see ya

Comment on Feminist Economists Meet in Torino by Tatiana

Tatiana — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:04:57 +0000

Very useful post. where can i find more articles no this subject ?

Comment on Bailout Fails Women by stu

stu — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:10:51 +0000

You, say the swashbuckling Wall Street gamblers, you do know that they are not all men there is alot of women there too. Aswell that the bailout was to try and stop the recession that USA is going through from becoming a depression where it wont matter if your male or female everybody is going to be effected. and what about all the people that have money invested in all the companys that are represented on wall street there not all man they are also women that will be losing their life savings aswell. so by the sound of it your not worried about how the bail out failed women your worried about how it faild you but I would suggest that you look how it may help the economy which you live in to see that it will effect women and men equally because if this helps america stay out of depression then its the best thing that could of happened , my thought its only delaying what is going to happen with time because how the american government spends and is run.

Comment on Economic Double Whammy to Women by stu

stu — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:59:50 +0000

I understand that the loss of jobs in any area of the work force is not a good situation. But when you complain about the temporary help services, school and employee bus transportation employing far more women then men and its not right that it was there jobs that were lost is not looking at the big picture. They may of lost their jobs but there is cuts in government spending all over the board that include many more jobs that mostly employ a greater amount of males in the work force. In todays society there is jobs being lost all over the map so I dont think that we should worry about just the women that are losing their jobs but the total of job loss that is affecting all of the workforce today. Also, you said “So attention must be paid to crafting a stimulus package that will directly increase jobs for women.” What about the equal rights that people have been working towards. Are you saying that the importance of helping men back into the workforce should be put on the backburner so we can increase the jobs for women. If every individual in society today is suppose to be equal then isnt that putting womens rights ahead of mens rights to have equal opportunity in the work force. I know in the past males have dominated the work force but that does not give reason to try and have women take over there job, in todays society everyone should be treated on there ability to do the work that is required to the best possible outcome not that there isnt enough women in that kind of job so there should be more. Men and women are doing jobs that in the past would be refered to as a job for the other sex , so I say just let the best person do the job, male or female.

Comment on Deficit Attention Disorder by Meg

Meg — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:42:24 +0000

Sort of a basic question from a non-economist - don’t all of the ‘taps’ you describe only include activity that puts money into the economy? What about production that puts goods into people’s hands without money being spent in-between - like much household and DIY production? Shouldn’t a feminist analysis on the level of economic activity take that into account?

Comment on Deficit Attention Disorder by freedomgirl

freedomgirl — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:43:25 +0000

@Tom:
As far as I know, banks are not *required* to loan out their funds. They can just sit on cash if they want to. This is what’s called the liquidity trap, where everyone panics and accumulates as much cash as possible, causing a sharp slowdown in economic activity. This can spark the downward spiral discussed above.

Banks will hold onto cash in uncertain times (among many other reasons) in case there’s a bank run — see ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’. This actually happened in the UK last fall with Northern Rock, a regional bank in the north of England.

Comment on Deficit Attention Disorder by Tom

Tom — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:20:16 +0000

Banks ultimately have to make loans, don’t they? They can’t just sit on the money either (even if they make fewer loans and at higher interest during a recession).

Currently, it seems, as far as we can tell, that the lack of available credit caused by the bad debt from the mortgage crisis has preceded, and possibly caused, the consumption slowdown (maybe, I don’t know if all the data are in yet on that, and I know it’s not the only factor). Does that suggest possibly a chicken-or-egg question?