Economics’ failure to tackle real-world issues drives women away

By Jennifer Rankin. Despite recent arrivals at the Bank of England, the ‘dismal science’ must do more to change. On the first Thursday of every month, nine men and women meet within the marble halls of the Bank of England to decide whether the nation’s mortgages will get more expensive and to answer the £375bn question: is it time to reverse the Bank’s electronic printing presses, which pumped money into the economy during the financial crisis. More...