Emma Howard

@howardemma.bsky.social

Economist and Lecturer at TU Dublin. Chair of the Irish Society for Women in Economics. Runner, cyclist, and Mum. Interested in Behavioural Economics, Climate Action, and Health. All views are my own.

I joined Brendan O’Connor on @rteradio1.bsky.social this morning to discuss all the big stories in this week’s papers; including the Taoiseach’s trip to the White House, Tariffs, Housing, Rugby, and the Irish presidential election. If you missed it you can listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...

The Newspaper Panel

On The Newspaper Panel this week, Brendan is joined by; Michael Kelly, Public Affairs Director with ‘Aid to the Church in Need’ and former Editor of The Irish Catholic, Dr Emma Howard, Economist at TU...

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If you’re in Galway on March 10th or can travel there, come along to this #IWD2025 event!

Irish Society for Women in Economics (ISWE)@isweconomics.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our #IWD2025 event takes place in @universityofgalway.bsky.social on March 10th at 11am! A panel discussion with panellists Prof. Helena Lenihan, Deputy Governor Vas Madouros & Prof John Mc Hale will be moderated by ISWE Chair @howardemma.bsky.social Register: buytickets.at/irishsociety...

I recently visited Singapore at the invitation of her excellency Sarah McGrath, Ambassador of Ireland to Singapore for engagements celebrating St. Brigid's Day with the Irish Chamber of Commerce Singapore & Raffles girls school. I also did a radio interview, podcast here: omny.fm/shows/moneyf...

Influence: Bridging the Gender Gap in Economics - Your Money with Michelle Martin (9am - 12pm)

Why is there such a stark gender imbalance in economics, where only three women have ever won a Nobel Prize in the field? Prominent Irish economist Dr. Emma Howard discusses why diversity is essentia...

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Delighted to see our paper, “If You Can’t See It, You Can’t Be It!” News Media Engagement and Gender Differences Among Irish Economists, co-authored with @orladoyle.bsky.social published in the winter edition of @econsocrev.bsky.social Full paper available here: esr.ie/index.php/es... 🧵(1/6)

“If You Can’t See It, You Can’t Be It!” News Media Engagement and Gender Differences Among Irish Economists | The Economic and Social Review

Women are under-represented across most facets of economics. One under-investigated area of research is their participation in the media. The absence of female representation may contribute to the perception of economics as a largely male dominated discipline, with consequences for role modelling, influencing public debate, and ultimately policy decisions. Using an online self-reported survey, this study investigates levels of news media engagement among economists in Ireland and the supply-side factors influencing barriers to engaging with the media. We find that women economists are less likely to be invited to participate in news media events compared to their male counterparts. Women are also more likely to refuse to participate and require longer to prepare for an interview. While there are no gender differences regarding feeling equipped to deal with the media, women are less confident and more likely to state that media engagement is not an important part of their working lives. Despite this, women feel a greater responsibility to inform the public about the implications of their research, and to act as role models for junior economists. Our findings suggest that a multi-faceted approach is required to achieve greater gender equality – by economists themselves, who could build media networks and promote their research through different channels; by employers, who could give women economists more time to engage with the media; by journalists, who could better foster and build relationships with women economists; and by representative bodies, who could better communicate the depth and diversity of economists’ areas of expertise.

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