The ESB-Dossier Women in Economics has put the underrepresentation of female academic staff on the agenda. Here we will investigate whether any differences in rank and salary between female and male as well as between Dutch and non-Dutch staff exist within the Netherlands’ largest economics department, the Erasmus School of Economics.
In many countries, the academic position of female economists is a very disadvantaged one. Is it because of their views on economic matters, because of their values, or has it to do with workplace practices?
