Economic policy is framed as technocratic—but leaders are appointed through political processes. Analyzing data from 1961–2020, @mrao.bsky.social & @eeshani.bsky.social find a persistent gender gap among economic decision-makers in Latin America & the Caribbean: https://go.cgdev.org/4qbFQSL
go.cgdev.orgWhere Are the Women? Gender and Technocracy among Economic Advisers in Latin America and the CaribbeanWe analyze data on senior economic advisers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) from 1961 to 2020 and find a striking and persistent gender gap at the very top of economic decision-making across ...
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