RBA’s Ellis examines the central banking community’s gender problem

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In the spotlight: women have found it hard, historically, to break into the field of economics

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s assistant governor for economics has outlined how the central bank has changed its recruitment strategy in an attempt to attract more female candidates.

“Economics has struggled with an image – and a reality – of being a male-dominated profession,” Luci Ellis said at the launch of ACT’s Women in Economics conference. 

Ellis looked back at why women have found it hard, historically, to break into the field of economics, noting the gender pay gap and “social

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