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September 23, 2019
Women are falling behind at the Fed. In 2018, just 190 of the Federal Reserve System’s 776 PhD economists were women. Between 2014 and 2018, that proportion remained constant at 24%, badly trailing the progress made by rest of the US government, according to a study published Friday (Sept. 20) by the Brookings Institution.
By comparison, on average, other federal agencies added these highly educated women to their ranks, boosting their share of female economics PhDs from 30% to 33% over the same period.
Over those four years, the proportion grew most at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (rising by 15%) and the Government Accountability Office (10%). Meanwhile, the CFPB’s gender diversity regressed the most, declining from 29% female economics PhDs in 2014 to only 20% in 2018.
Ask what you can do for your country – Nigeria!
2020 has been another difficult year for Nigeria. Coronavirus, kidnapping, and banditry have been devastating on lives, and the economy, which has also been battered by low oil prices, recession, and inflation. The EndSARS protest, killings, and looting have left a deep scar on our nation but also a silver lining. Nigeria is at the crossroads and witnessing a rising cacophony of disappointment, anger, and division.
John F. Kennedy at his 1961 presidential inauguration rallied Americans during the challenging period of 22% poverty (55% in southern areas), war with Vietnam, and the throes of racism and the civil rights movement. He mobilized Americans towards national loyalty despite the tribulations, and his famous speech included “…ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.…knowing that here on earth, God’s work must truly be our own….”
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