Spain’s Top Economists Vow to Boycott All-Male Panel Discussions

  • Manifiesto sees group of 50 reject all-male line ups in events
  • Global push to include more female voices in male industries
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A group of leading Spanish economists plan to boycott panel discussions and events that don’t include at least one woman.

Fifty economists and academics including Rafael Domenech, the head of macroeconomic research for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, and Emilio Ontiveros, a former government adviser and founder of the Madrid-based think tank Afi, have signed the manifesto, which will be made public on Wednesday.

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Spain’s Top Economists Vow to Boycott All-Male Panel Discussions