ABSTRACT
Martha MacDonald proposes ways of gathering data other than those currently analyzed by economists. Diane Perrons proposes a way of constructing a single scalar index of gender equality that will allow measurement of the movement towards or away from gender equality in the labor market. Esther Redmount proposes an econometric model where gender is a choice variable produced by the rewards (negative or positive) that an individual receives from traditional “womanly” or “manly” arts. All three papers are inspiring, eye-opening and provoke independent and challenging thinking. The papers are in the spirit of improving economics, not substituting for economics. They are addressing scientific problems with an intended audience of scientifically trained economists. I comment on them in turn.
