Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book discusses both thoughts and experiences of women contributing to economics. It explains women's welfare in Great Britain. The book provides women's documented allegations of discriminatory treatment in their efforts contributing to economic thought. It focuses on a comparative analysis of the careers, affiliation with schools of macroeconomic thought, and empirical techniques of two Italian women economists, Vera Cao Pinna and Almerina Ipsevich during the 1950s–1970s. The book introduces ten prominent women economists with African ancestry who work in Africa. These women are from Ghana, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia. The book presents a bibliographic profile of the ten most prolific women: three formally trained economists, one biologist, and six sociologists. The women of Latin America are from: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico; and one more from North America.