| 来源类型 | Discussion paper
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| 规范类型 | 论文
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| 来源ID | DP15736
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| DP15736 HERSTORY: The rise of self-made women |
| Arash Nekoei; Fabian Sinn
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| 发表日期 | 2021-01-29
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| 出版年 | 2021
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | We document the evolution of women's status across the globe and throughout recorded history. We first construct a new database of seven million notable individuals (Human Biographical Record). We then measure women's status as women's share among the most prominent fraction of population that allows comparison across time and space. The records show no long-run trend in women's share in recorded history. Historically, women's power has been a side-effect of nepotism: the more important family connections, the higher the women's share. But self-made women began to rise among the writers in the 17th century before a broader take off started with the 1800 birth cohort: first among artists and scholars, followed by elected politicians, and finally appointed politicians. The first wave among writers emerged when informal humanist education and new public spheres shaped a supply of literary women, who met the demand of a new female reading public. A strong writer wave predicts a stronger takeoff of self-made women in the 19th century. This effect has persisted and created cross-country divergence. |
| 主题 | Economic History
; Labour Economics
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| 关键词 | Women emancipation
Big data
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| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp15736
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| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/544739
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Arash Nekoei,Fabian Sinn. DP15736 HERSTORY: The rise of self-made women. 2021.
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