Counting Women and Making Women Count

vocal women treated as 'freakish androgynes'*

• "no all male panels", "more women on air", 
• Cambridge academics call for more women professors 
• Labour set to increase women elected at next elections

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"COunting is a feminist weapon"

• In UK, 21% of professors, 23% of MPs are women 
• 45% other academic ranks are women, 33% British MEPs are women
• At Exeter, 17% of professors are women, LSE 25% are women, 16.9% a  
• In the NAW, 40% of WMPs are women, in Sweden 45% MPs are women
• LRB 18% of the articles are by women...30% female winners on Jeopardy! 

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why so few women?

• women treated differently
• responsibilities as carers: time as a resource
• a "man's world" - mentors and role models

More counting...

• Bias in funding
• Bias in citations

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Jane vs. JoHn

• Same CV, name 'Jane' rated lower
• Profiles of female candidates less 'able to lead'

women vs. stereotypes

• Chess competition
• Jeopardy!
• women candidates attract more competition

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Visible Women

• 4% increase in women = 1% change in support for EP 
• 1% increase = change in intention to vote .5

Q-Step Launch
20 March
Innovation Centre
10.45am start
5.15pm drinks


Tim Harford (Undercover Economist) @6pm