ROCKING OUR PRIORS Dr Alice Evans
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Dr Alice Evans and leading experts discuss growth, governance, & gender inequalities.
Alice is a Senior Lecturer at King's College London, and Faculty Associate at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Slave-Raiding, Solidarity and Status in Africa
Slave-Raiding, Solidarity and Status in Africa by Dr Alice Evans
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Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Stagnation
Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Stagnation by Dr Alice Evans
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What Would Reduce Female Genital Cutting?
What Would Reduce Female Genital Cutting? by Dr Alice Evans
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Why is female employment low in India? How might that change? Suhani Jalota & Lisa Ho
Why is India's female labour force participation so low? And how might that change?
Suhani Jalota and Lisa Ho share insights from their brilliant work in Mumbai and West Bengal.
This discussion is superbly insightly and great fun. Stay tuned for jokes & data.
Paper on Mumbai: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/z3v4gxqpkvc4p9ntjy0ie/h?dl=0&e=1&preview=Jalota_Suhani_WhatWorksForHer.pdf&rlkey=ca71mbrtewdo92exnmop1q0b8
Paper on West Bengal:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vyzkrzwv2xlce1woj9hcm/lisaho_jmp_hjk_bwh.pdf?rlkey=aj66ghiptyslj5l7lawr9kzgs&e=1&dl=0 -
Does Egalitarianism enable more Gender Equality?
If everyone is equal, it’s much more acceptable for women to get to the top.
In societies where no one is special, men seem much more accepting of female leadership. Whereas in hierarchical cultures, where subordinates must bow to their bosses, female managers and politicians are more strongly disliked. They may even trigger backlash.
This is a novel theory of gender inequality. I believe it helps explain why Russia and Nigeria’s parliaments are almost entirely male, just like Korean and Japanese male-dominated management.
If I’m right, then Scandinavia’s feminist secret is not so much about gender, but rather an evolution of moral and political egalitarianism. -
Romantic Love is an Under-Rated Driver of Gender Equality
Patriarchy is reinforced by fraternal solidarity. The Athenian demos, German guilds, Tswana kgotla, Chinese imperial dynasties, Muslim Brotherhood and Indian caste panchayats all reinforced male dominance. As long as men are united, bound in collective loyalty, women are secondary.
How might this change?
On International Women’s Day, I’d like to highlight a hugely important (but widely overlooked) driver of gender equality. In fact, this mechanism is so powerful that it is actively suppressed by many patriarchal societies.
ROMANTIC LOVE
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Great podcast for economists/economic historians
I really enjoy the podcast! I think it fills a hole in the overall podcast landscape.
Only one complaint: I would love to see you guys link to every paper you guys mention throughout so that the audience can look at them as well. Otherwise wonderful podcast!