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Barbara Bergmann

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[Wikipedia] Barbara Rose Bergmann was a feminist economist. Her work covers many topics from childcare and gender issues to poverty and Social Security. Bergmann was a co-founder and president of the International Association for Feminist Economics, a trustee of the Economists for Peace and Security, and Profes

Quotes by Barbara Bergmann

Whether the flavour of economic advice you like is conservative or liberal, you will find that flavour available from some 'reputable' economist,…

Barbara Bergmann

Advice

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The liberation of women from exclusive domesticity did not originate in feminist books, or a war, or a big inflation, although they…

Barbara Bergmann

Bigs

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To be a housewife is to be a member of a very peculiar occupation, one with characteristics like no other. The nature…

Barbara Bergmann

Career

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[On affirmative action:] Universities give a boost in admissions for other factors besides race, factors that bring no social benefit, such as…

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Ability

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[Economists' advice] is something like patent medicine - people know it is largely manufactured by quacks and that a good percentage of…

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Advice

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