The articles in this special issue cover the history of women in the economics profession, a largely male-dominated academic field. Contributors explore the many ways in which women have contributed to economics, particularly the careers that women have made (or not made) while confronting discouragement and discrimination. By placing the status and role of these women in historical contexts, the authors seek to enrich our understanding of economics in the twentieth century.

Contributors: Rebecca Gomez Betancourt, Jennifer Burns, Cléo Chassonnery-Zaïgouche, Jennifer Cohen, Camila Orozco Espinel, Evelyn L. Forget, Andrés Guiot-Isaac, Erin Hengel, Daniel Hirschman, Marianne Johnson, Christina Laskaridis, Sarah Louisa Phythian-Adams, John D. Singleton, and Sarah F. Small

Cléo Chassonnery-Zaïgouche is an Assistant Professor at the University of Bologna.

Evelyn L. Forget is a member of the Faculty of Medicine at University of Manitoba.

John D. Singleton is in the Department of Economics at the University of Rochester.