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Embracing Your VoiceBonus Episode: The Double Tax: Beauty, Labor, and Inequity for Women of Color w/Anna Gifty Opku-AgyemanIn this episode, I am joined by my guest, the brilliant award-winning economist Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman writer, founder, and speaker, to discuss her new book: The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid.We dive deep into the unseen labor and costs that women, especially women of color, navigate daily—whether it’s managing societal expectations around beauty, facing structural inequities in the workplace, or advocating for change in a world resistant to it. From colorism and the “hot girl tax” to pay transparency, unionization, and the power of community, Anna shares candid insights, expertis...
2025-11-181h 29
Slate Daily FeedSlate Money | Money Talks: Beyond The Pink TaxIn this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, to discuss her book The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid. They discuss Anna’s extensive research into how racism and sexism create real economic barriers in the US, why it’s not just women of color who should be worried about this disturbing trend, and what can actually be done about it.
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2025-11-1140 min
Slate BusinessSlate Money | Money Talks: Beyond The Pink TaxIn this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, to discuss her book The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid. They discuss Anna’s extensive research into how racism and sexism create real economic barriers in the US, why it’s not just women of color who should be worried about this disturbing trend, and what can actually be done about it.
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2025-11-1140 min
Slate NewsSlate Money | Money Talks: Beyond The Pink TaxIn this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, to discuss her book The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid. They discuss Anna’s extensive research into how racism and sexism create real economic barriers in the US, why it’s not just women of color who should be worried about this disturbing trend, and what can actually be done about it.
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2025-11-1140 min
Slate MoneyMoney Talks: Beyond The Pink TaxIn this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, to discuss her book The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid. They discuss Anna’s extensive research into how racism and sexism create real economic barriers in the US, why it’s not just women of color who should be worried about this disturbing trend, and what can actually be done about it.
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2025-11-1140 min
The Sound of EconomicsDouble tax – why women pay it and what to do about itFixing gender inequality could reap big gains for the entire economy
In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie sits down with economist Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Bruegel’s Marie-Sophie Lappe to discuss gender inequality and how economics can help to fix it. The data shows that it costs more to be a woman in society, especially a Black woman, in areas ranging from health care, to pension savings and workplace routines. These extra burdens drag the whole economy down – but this also means that progress towards gender equality can pull the whole economy up.
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2025-11-0540 min
There Are No Girls on the InternetFrom Teen Vogue to Tech, 300K Jobless Black Women are a Warning for EveryoneBlack women are leaving the workforce and it’s a warning sign for the entire economy. From media to tech, more than 300,000 Black women have left their jobs in the last year. What’s driving this exodus, and what does it reveal about the state of work in America? Bridget speaks with: Anna Gifty, economist and author of the fascinating new book The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged, and Underpaid, and sociologist Marianne Cooper, Senior Research Scholar at Stanford University's VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab, about the economic pressures, pay gaps, a...
2025-11-051h 00
Bossed UpThe Double Tax: What It Really Costs Women of Color to SucceedWe tell women to negotiate harder, lean in, and ask for what they’re worth. But what if the system was designed to make that impossible? Economist Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman calls it the double tax—the compounded price of racism and sexism that drains women of color’s time, money, and energy just to show up and succeed.In this episode, we unpack how that hidden tax shows up at work—from policing what it means to be “presentable” to the unconscious stereotypes women of color navigate before they even get the job —and what it means for the ways w...
2025-10-2845 min
Rise Above Justice Movement PodcastAnna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, 'Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid'In this episode of the Rise Above Justice Movement podcast, host Zachary Mallory welcomes Anna, a published author and advocate for economic equality. Anna shares her personal journey from a Head Start program to elite educational institutions, highlighting the stark economic disparities she witnessed. She discusses her work with the Sadie Collective, aimed at empowering Black women in economics, and introduces her book, 'The Double Tax,' which addresses the compounded costs of racism and sexism. The conversation emphasizes the importance of community engagement, activism, and the need for collective action to address systemic inequalities.Anna Gifty...
2025-10-2444 min
It's Been a MinuteIs the economy slowing? Ask Black women.Black women’s unemployment rate is hovering at 6.7% — higher than the rate for white workers. Is it a sign the broader economy could sour? These economists say yes.Black women are the 'canary in the economic coal mine,' says Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman. She's the author of The Double Tax: How Women of Color are Overcharged and Underpaid. Brittany speaks to Anna and Ofranama Biu, chief economist and senior research director at the Maven Collaborative, about why Black women's unemployment is on the rise and why this trend could be a troubling sign for the rest of the coun...
2025-10-0819 min
This Is the AuthorS10 E41: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, Beth Macy, and Dr. Ben ReinIn this episode, meet researcher Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, journalist Beth Macy, and neuroscientist Dr. Ben Rein. Hear Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman discuss why “Tokens” was her favorite chapter to record, Beth Macy on reporting the cultural and political shifts in her small town, and Dr. Ben Rein on the impacts isolation has on brain function and overall health.
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Paper Girl by Beth Macy
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Why Brains Need Friends by Dr. Ben Rein
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2025-10-0716 min
The WECAN PodcastAnna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, Author of "The Double Tax" explains how to lower the cost of being a womanIn today's episode, Stephanie has the pleasure of discussing the double tax on women with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman. Anna is an award-winning Ghanaian-American researcher, writer, and public policy scholar. She is currently a doctoral student at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she focuses on public policy and economics. Anna is the youngest recipient of the CEDAW Women’s Rights Award, granted by the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, in recognition of her work toward gender equity. Her first book, which explores how gender, race, and economics intersect to produce what she ca...
2025-10-0751 minThe WECAN PodcastAnna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, Author of "The Double Tax" explains how to lower the cost of being a womanIn today's episode, Stephanie has the pleasure of discussing the double tax on women with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman. Anna is an award-winning Ghanaian-American researcher, writer, and public policy scholar. She is currently a doctoral student at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she focuses on public policy and economics. Anna is the youngest recipient of the CEDAW Women’s Rights Award, granted by the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, in recognition of her work toward gender equity. Her first book, which explores how gender, race, and economics intersect to produce what she ca...
2025-10-0751 min
GBH News RootedBlack Women's Unemployment: The Real Recession IndicatorBlack women lose over $1 million in lifetime earnings due to pay disparities and are routinely charged more for everyday goods—just for being who they are. In The Double Tax, Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman breaks down this brutal economic reality with sharp analysis and lived insight. She joins Paris Alston on Rooted to unpack the data, the history, and the truth behind why women of color are overcharged and underpaid.Find more content and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
2025-10-0126 min
The Money with Katie ShowWhy the "Double Tax" is the Canary in the Economic Coal Mine We Need to Pay Attention toToday, I’m talking with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, a writer and researcher as well as the youngest-ever recipient of the Women’s Human Rights Award by the UN Convention. Her new book, The Double Tax, is out now. We covered:
(00:00): Intro
(07:45): Black women as the group whose economic progress (or stagnation) signals what’s coming for everyone else
(24:20): Beauty spending as an investment in respectability and social capital
(50:35): The study that explored hiring discrimination and what came out of it
(01:00:00): Why reputational damage is one of the only consistent levers of power that "the masses" can wield to force chan...
2025-09-171h 27
Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change)The Double Tax: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman on the Hidden Costs Women of Color PayIn the past three months, more than 300,000 Black women have left the labor force. Economist and author Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman calls this the double tax—the compounded burden of being both a woman and a person of color in an economy designed to take more and give less.
From higher prices for haircare and beauty products, to childcare that consumes a larger share of income, to systemic barriers in jobs, salaries, housing, and wealth—these hidden costs fall on women of color across the board. But for Black women, they are especially stark, leaving them with fewer oppo...
2025-09-151h 04
Brown AmbitionThe Double Tax & Why It’s So Damn Expensive to Be a Woman of Color Ft. Anna Gifty Opoku-AgyemanThis week on Brown Ambition, Mandi sits down with the brilliant Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman award-winning researcher, speaker, and author of The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid. Anna breaks down the reality of the “double tax” that compounded cost of racism + sexism that women of color know all too well. From hair discrimination to pay inequity, resume “whitening” to broken rungs on the career ladder, Anna shows us the data behind our lived experiences and, most importantly, offers solutions for economic justice. We get real about: Why “diversity vs. merit” is a...
2025-09-031h 06
Power & ImpactThe Harvard Grad Exposing Hidden Costs | with Anna Gifty Opoku-AgyemanIn this powerful and deeply personal episode of Power and Impact, host Jim McCann is joined by the brilliant Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman — economist, activist, and author of The Double Tax. What follows is a dynamic and inspiring conversation about gender, race, economics, and purpose. Anna shares her remarkable journey: from being born in Ghana and winning the U.S. visa lottery, to growing up in Maryland, falling in love with mathematics, switching from pre-med to economics, and eventually pursuing a PhD at Harvard. Along the way, she became a voice for equity and inclusion, co-founding the Sadie Collectiv...
2025-08-1248 min
Assembly Required with Stacey AbramsHow the Republican Megabill Hurts EveryoneOn July 4th, Trump signed the devastating and dangerous Republican "Megabill" into law — a sweeping measure that targets the young and the vulnerable to further enrich the wealthy. But we’re all collateral damage. Among its many cruelties: new Medicaid restrictions that could strip coverage from 11.8 million Americans over the next decade, a cost shift in SNAP that may cut food benefits for 22.3 million families, and a $5 trillion debt ceiling hike. While working and middle class families across the board will suffer, some groups stand to lose even more, like women of color, young millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alph...
2025-07-311h 07
REST LOVE & JUSTICE PODCASTEpisode 16 - Juneteenth Episode - Interview with poet Shonda BuchananShona Buchanan is an award winning author and educator. Check out her most recent book "Black Indian" here. Read about Opal Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth. White Folks -- check out this NPR article from a few years back by Destinee Adams, interviewing Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman: Celebrate Juneteenth the Right Way.
2024-06-1928 min
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2023-06-261h 26
ParentData with Emily OsterRepresentation in Children’s Books with Anna Gifty Opoku-AgyemanAnna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is a PhD student at Harvard in economics and public policy. Last year, she edited The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System, which features Black scholars and experts across economics, education, health, climate, criminal justice, and technology. This week, the book is out in paperback. In honor of this, she and I connected to chat about two of the chapters — on education for Black girls and representation in children’s books.
ParentData relaunched in September 2023. Please enjoy this episode of the earlier version of the podcast from our archives. You can read tran...
2023-06-1235 min
Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry#MLKDay: The Black Agenda with Anna Gifty Opoku-AgyemanIn honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, we will be highlighting an episode from our archives each day this week with someone fighting for racial justice. To start, we're joined by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman. Anna is a is a researcher, writer, science communicator and activist. She is the co-founder of The Sadie Collective, the only nonprofit organization addressing the lack of Black women in economics and related fields, and the editor of The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System, a new book of essays on policy solutions to social problems written by black...
2023-01-1644 min
What's Your Story?Lifting as You Climb - Anna Gifty Opoku-AgyemanAnna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, an award winning researcher, entrepreneur and writer, is old enough to know who Lauryn Hill is but didn't grow up with her. This tells you a lot about who Anna is but our conversation uncovers so much more about the impact she is making on inequalities in our world. As a Zillennial, she seeks to reach forward and back to build connections across generations to ideas, people and resources. She wants to make information and stories more accessible vs. sitting behind hidden curriculums. I couldn't agree more and am excited for you to be inspired by...
2022-11-0654 min
The State of Working America PodcastThe Black AgendaAnna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman discusses her new book, The Black Agenda. __ Follow EPI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EconomicPolicy __ The State of Working America Podcast is part of EPI’s effort to raise workers’ voices to ensure they are heard in the economic policy debate. Core topics include workers' rights, inequality, race, gender, labor markets, education and immigration, but we're interested in all things related to social justice. __ EPI: https://www.epi.org/podcast YouTube: https://youtu.be/byS7FA_DV34?list=PLfUJUSq1NUMBPEGWmKTI2gmXLM4sHv5Ge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-state-of-working-america-podcast/id1482958680 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0...
2022-03-1638 min
The State of Working America PodcastThe Black AgendaAnna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is a Ghanaian-born American activist and writer. She is a co-founder and former CEO of the Sadie Collective, as well as a co-founder and co-organizer of Black Birders Week. She discusses her new book, The Black Agenda.
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The State of Working America Podcast is part of EPI’s effort to raise workers’ voices to ensure they are heard in the economic policy debate. Hosted by Kyle K. Moore, Economist, Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy.
Core topics include workers' rights, inequality, race, gender, labor markets, education and immigration, but we're...
2022-03-1638 min
NPR's Book of the Day'The Black Agenda' and 'Solitary' tackle criminal justice reformIn interviews with the authors of The Black Agenda and Solitary, the issue of criminal justice reform is central. First, writer Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman talks about an essay collection from Black writers that tackles issues the U.S. faces today – that stem from racism and racist policies. She told NPR's Leila Fadel the book is arguing for the humanity of Black people. The second interview is with Alfred Woodfox, who served 43 years in prison – most of those in solitary confinement — for a crime he says he didn't commit. Woodfox told NPR's Scott Simon he struggles with claustrophobia even now.Le...
2022-02-2516 min
Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not SorryThe Black Agenda with Anna Gifty Opoku-AgyemanThis week, we're joined by Anna Gifty Opoku-Ayeman. Anna is a is a researcher, writer, science communicator and activist. She is the co-founder of The Sadie Collective, the only nonprofit organization addressing the lack of Black women in economics and related fields, and the editor of The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System, a new book of essays on policy solutions to social problems written by black activists.
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2022-02-2145 min
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2022-02-1545 min
ColloquyThe Black AgendaThe Black Agenda is a new collection of essays that centers the voices of Black experts—particularly women. Whether the issue is climate change, public health, economic inequality, or education, the contributors to The Black Agenda see social and racial justice as integral—not supplemental—to solutions. Along the way, the book interrogates our assumptions about the ways we live and work together in the United States, as well as our notions of where to look for answers. Join us as we discuss The Black Agenda with editor Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, an author, entrepreneur, researcher, and PhD student at GSAS.
2022-02-1423 min
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2022-02-016h 02
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The year 2020 brought a renewed awareness to the deep-rootedness of racism and white supremacy in every facet of American life. Until now, however, there has yet to be a book published for a general audience from the perspective of Black scholars a...
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Author: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
Narrator: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, Terrence Kidd, Chanté Mccormick, Keylor Leigh, Donna Allen, Michael Ward, Robin Eller
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 2 minutes
Release date: February 1, 2022
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Genres: Social Science
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2022-02-016h 02
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2022-02-0105 min
The Penta Podcast ChannelInsights: A Conversation with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, Editor of "The Black Agenda"In today's book recommendation episode of HPS Insights, Tony interviews his good friend Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman about her new book, "The Black Agenda," out today! The two chat about the book, a collection of essays by Black experts on a variety of public policy topics, and discuss why it is so important to include Black voices in public policy debates. In addition to her latest credential as editor of "The Black Agenda," Anna is an award-winning researcher and writer and the co-founder of the Sadie Collective. Follow Anna on Twitter @itsafronomics and purchase your copy of "The Black Agenda"...
2022-01-2841 min
All the Books!Exciting 2022 Book Releases: November 30, 2021This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss The Violin Conspiracy, Already Enough, Memphis, and more great books coming in 2022.Pick up an All the Books! shirt, sticker, and more right here. And follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website.
2021-11-3054 min
Everyday UbuntuAnna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, Co-Founder, The Sadie Collective | A Black female voice in economics and STEMEconomics and STEM are fields that have historically lacked in progress when it comes to diversity. In this week’s episode of Everyday Ubuntu, Mungi Ngomane speaks with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman about being the strong voice that was needed in a field with few women who look like her. The Sadie Collective, co-founded by Anna, is the first non-profit addressing the pipeline and pathway problem for Black women in economics, finance, data science, and public policy. Aside from The Sadie Project, Anna is a researcher and author (her two books are to be released in 2022 and 2023). She is an ac...
2021-02-0343 min
Ologies with Alie WardEconomic Sociology Pt. 2 (MONEY/FREAKONOMICS) with Steven Levitt and Anna Gifty Opoku-AgyemanPart 2 is here! Gamestop, #stonks, Universal Basic Income, how to incentivize things that are good for us, whether or not kids should have an allowance, Trekonomics and more. Economist, professor and “Freakonomics” co-author Steven Levitt joins to chat about everything from being cheap and what decision making costs our minds to the worth of the Amazon rainforest. Rising economics star and Harvard Fellow Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman graces us with her thoughts on the subreddit WallStreetBets, how we measure the health of the economy, dealing with bullies, and Gossip Girl. Hey, watch out: you’re about to like Economics.
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2021-02-0254 min
Ologies with Alie WardEconomic Sociology Pt. 1 (MONEY/FREAKONOMICS) with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Steven LevittChoices! Trade-offs! Money! How much should you save? And how much should stimulus checks be? Don’t be scared by the term “economics,” especially since it doesn’t end in -ology. This 2-part Economic Sociology bonanza addresses the behavior that motivates the fiscal systems of the world, from avocado toast to retirement funds. Economist, professor and “Freakonomics” co-author Steven Levitt joins to chat about why we learn too much of the wrong math and how everything from marriage to dinner parties involves little choices rooted in economic principles. Rising economics star and Harvard Fellow Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman graces us with her tho...
2021-01-261h 18
Pitchfork Economics with Nick HanauerThe sounds of the new administrationCelebrate the end of inauguration week with this compilation of fun soundbites from past guests who are now serving in the Biden Administration!Featuring: Jared Bernstein, from ‘What can a board game teach us about capitalism? https://pitchforkeconomics.com/episode/what-can-a-board-game-teach-us-about-capitalism/Chris Lu, from ‘Whatever happened to overtime?’ https://pitchforkeconomics.com/episode/whatever-happened-to-overtime/Felicia Wong, from ‘Why is getting out of poverty so hard?’ https://pitchforkeconomics.com/episode/why-is-getting-out-of-poverty-so-hard/ Lisa D. Cook, from ‘Economic Woman’: https://pitchforkeconomics.com/episode/econ...
2021-01-2212 min
Capitalisn'tWhy A Lack of Diversity Is Hurting EconomicsOn this episode—Kate Waldock's final episode as a co-host of CapitalIsn't—we tackle a crucial question the economics field is facing: what is it going to do about its lack of diversity? To fully investigate this question, Kate and Luigi are joined by a series of guests who each offer a different perspective on why there's a lack of diversity in economics, what the profession is missing because of it, and what can be done to fix it.
Guests:
- Peter Henry, William R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Business and former dean of NYU’s Stern School of Busine...
2020-07-2354 min
Wellness for Financial GrownupsLearning where the money is before paying for your education with Sadie Collective co-founder Anna Gifty Opoku-AgyemanWhen Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman looked for ways to fund her education, she deliberately chose to focus her studies on areas where there were ample opportunities for financial support like grants and scholarships for minorities. The Sadie Collective is the first and only organization that uniquely addresses the underrepresentation of black women in economics and related fields. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/annagifty
2020-06-0917 min
On the Evidence31 | Building the Pipeline of Black Women in EconomicsOn this episode of On the Evidence, we check in with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Fanta Traore a year after the group they co-founded, the Sadie Collective, held its inaugural conference about, for, and by black women in economics and related fields.
Find more information about the Sadie Collective here: https://www.sadiecollective.org/
2020-03-1121 minPitchfork Economics with Nick HanauerEconomic woman (with Katrine Marçal, Lisa D. Cook, and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman)We’ve heard all about economic man, but what happened to economic woman? Women are noticeably absent in theoretical economic models and—perhaps not so coincidentally—they're also massively underrepresented in the field of economics itself. This week, we’re joined by journalist Katrine Marçal and economists Dr. Lisa Cook and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman in an examination of why women are excluded from economics, and what we can do about it. Katrine Marçal is a journalist for Dagens Nyheter, Sweden’s most prestigious daily newspaper. Her book Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? was sho...
2019-11-1953 min
Hidden TruthsEpisode 27: Dr. Lisa D. Cook and Anna Gifty Opoku-AgyemanListen to Dr. Lisa D. Cook, Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, and Jhumpa Bhattacharya discuss the extreme underrepresentation of Black women in economics and why that matters for the field – and for public policy. “If you don’t see yourself in the text, and you don’t see yourself in the classroom, where do you see yourself?” Among …
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2019-11-0100 min