专家声音中的性别差距:来自经济学的证据
Hans Henrik Sievertsen1, Sarah Smith2
1University of Bristol, UK; IZA, Germany.
Public understanding of science (Bristol, England)
|December 6, 2024
概括
男性经济学家在公共辩论中比女性经济学家更有可能发表意见. 这项研究发现了"供给侧差距",表明女性专家可能不愿意在被问及时分享他们的观点.
科学领域:
- 经济学 经济学 经济学
- 科学社会学科学社会学
- 性别研究是性别研究.
背景情况:
- 与女性专家相比,在公共话语中,男性专家的数量往往不成比例.
- 在专家代表中出现这种性别不平衡的原因尚不清楚.
- 潜在的解释包括需求方面的因素 (对女性专家的邀请较少) 和供应方面的因素 (女性专家在被问及时的意愿较低).
研究的目的:
- 调查女性专家在经济公共辩论中代表性不足的原因.
- 区分需求侧和供应侧解释在专家意见的性别差异.
主要方法:
- 对现有的专家经济学家小组的分析.
- 检查经济学家愿意在广泛的经济问题上提供意见的情况.
- 男性和女性小组成员之间的意见表达率的比较.
主要成果:
- 有证据支持对专家评论中的性别差距的供给侧解释.
- 与女性经济学家相比,男性经济学家提供意见的可能性明显高.
- 这种差异在所有经济学领域以及领域内和领域外的主题中都是一致的.
结论:
- 存在供给侧差距,男性专家比女性专家更倾向于提供意见.
- 这一发现有助于理解公众专家话语中的性别代表性.
- 进一步的研究可能会探索应对这种供给侧缺口的干预措施.
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