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Get the inside story from Federal Reserve economic education specialists about the history, structure, and workings of the Fed and why it matters. Federal Reserve Bank economic education experts from across the United States will team up by sharing their content knowledge and free teaching tools during this virtual two-day event.

The 2024 Women in Economics Symposium, hosting roughly 2,000 attendees in person and virtually via watch parties around the country, reaffirmed the importance of having more women enter the economics profession.

The 2023 Women in Economics Symposium focused on building mentor relationships and learning from others throughout one’s entire career journey.

Loretta Mester, president and chief executive officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, shared her story, proposed strategies for boosting diversity in economics, and encouraged women to keep pursuing economics.

Barbara Flowers, economic education coordinator at the St. Louis Fed, gave closing comments and invited participants to share why they study economics.

The event included a review of the research and data on women in economics, panels featuring women from various career fields who majored in economics, time to network and discuss career options, and unique perspectives from leaders in the field.

Panelists discussed a variety of issues related to women in economics. Gail Heyne Hafer, professor of economics at St. Louis Community College-Meramec, moderated.

Panelists from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis discussed “Career Opportunities in the Federal Reserve System.”

Amanda Bayer, professor of economics at Swarthmore College, and a leading researcher in the area of diversity in economics, presented “The Economics Profession’s Unique Problem with Diversity and Your Unique Opportunity.”

James Bullard, president and chief executive officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, gave welcoming remarks and introduced keynote speaker Loretta Mester, president and chief executive officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.