'Even Famous Female Economists Get No Respect'

Bit behind today. This is by Justin Wolfers:

Even Famous Female Economists Get No Respect: Men’s voices tend to dominate economic debate, although perhaps this is shaped by how we talk about the contributions of female economists. This is easiest to see in how we discuss the work of economist power couples.

Remembering the journalistic cliché that one is an example, two is a coincidence and three is a trend, I figured it worth exploring how female economists are treated. ...