Founding editor of Feminist Economics; Rice U prof emeritus; no longer active on this site; find me on BlueSky at dstrassmann
@RiceUniversity, Houston,TX
Joined June 2009
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Diana Strassmann retweeted
Attending celebration of 30 years of the journal @FeministEcon and in particular remarkable founding work of our friend @DStrassmann. With four economists speaking, I thought it might be a bit dull. It is not. It is inspiring. It’s a story of innovation and impact and courage.
Diana Strassmann retweeted
People keep repeating this lie. They should stop. Having a blue check no longer means your identity has been verified. It means you've paid Twitter $8, with a credit card that does not have to belong to you, and given them a phone number, which does not have to be in your name.
Diana Strassmann retweeted
Here is the economics of Twitter blue ticks in one tweet:
Cornell’s degrees are very valuable. People are willing to pay for it. If Cornell decides that it will now on sell all it’s degrees for a price, the market price of Cornell degree will quickly fall to zero.
Diana Strassmann retweeted
If Elon Musk can afford to lose $200 billion in a single year, he can afford a wealth tax.
Diana Strassmann retweeted
Things I would do with this information if I wasn’t already.
1. Upgrade to n95
2. Get an air purifier/ build CR box
3. Stop going to indoor activities without a mask
4. PCR test as often as possible, supplément rapids
5. Find out how to get paxlovid in advance
ALT The newest COVID-19 variant is so contagious that even people who've avoided it so far are getting infected and the 80% of Americans who've already been infected are likely to catch it again, experts say. Essentially, everyone in the country is at risk for infection now, even if they're super careful, up to date on vaccines or have caught it before, said Paula Cannon, a virologist at the University of Southern California.
Diana Strassmann retweeted
Access to hormone therapy substantially reduces risk of attempting suicide among transgender youth. Excellent presentation by @samueljamesmann. #EconTwitter #ASSA2023 #AEA
In the second session I will be presenting collaborative work with Travis Campbell, Duc Hein Nguyen and @YanaRodgers on gender affirming care and transgender mental health
Diana Strassmann retweeted
Tonight Republicans like Mike Rogers were about to beat the shit out of each other
Democrats like Katie Porter and Pelosi were calmly chatting and reading books
But yeah tell me more about how women are the ones who are too emotional to lead 🤦🏻♀️ – at Philadelphia, PA
Diana Strassmann retweeted
The 15th time's the charm, apparently. Americans deserve more than House Republicans' inability to govern—and better than their proposed rule changes. Their agreement to weaken watchdogs, empower extremists, and tip the scales toward special interests betrays the American people.
Diana Strassmann retweeted
Kevin McCarthy came out strong AGAINST the Violence Against Women Act and watched as countless women were beaten across America
Now countless women across America watch as he’s getting beaten for all the world to see
Karma is a bitch, ain’t she? 😏 – at Philadelphia, PA
Diana Strassmann retweeted
With @Sevilla_Almu our review of @PikaGoldin masterpiece Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity @lise_vesterlund @ShellyJLundberg @econoflove @AlexanderBryson @mdoepke @alecasarico @DStrassmann @NFolbre tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Diana Strassmann retweeted
Over 1 million people have joined Mastodon since October 27. Between that and those who returned to their old accounts, the number of active users has risen to over 1.6 million today, which, for context, is over 3 times what it was just about two weeks ago!
Diana Strassmann retweeted
📢URGENT📢
Control of the Senate runs through #Nevada
We need volunteers to call NV voters whose ballots were rejected and help them fix their error so their vote can be counted.
Please share and sign up here:
mobilize.us/demcastusa/event…
Diana Strassmann retweeted
The work isn’t over yet.
The Senate may come down to #Nevada, and Nevada’s margin may come down to a few votes.
1. Please RT this link
2. Please sign up for phone bank shifts to help Nevadans cure their ballots.
Let’s get this done. #NVvotes22
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Diana Strassmann retweeted
Be very careful of what you read on Twitter about the elections from now on.
Twitter layoffs gutted election information teams days before midterms washingtonpost.com/technolog…
Diana Strassmann retweeted
I need someone to explain to me why it’s legal for armed, masked men to threaten people who want to vote, but illegal for people to give voters water to drink.
Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.
Diana Strassmann retweeted
What Mehmet Oz means when he says abortion should be between "a woman, her doctor, and local political leaders." #PASenateDebate
Thx @amyschumer
Diana Strassmann retweeted
The choice is clear.
ALT A comparison graphic between Democrats and MAGA Republicans. In the Democrats column is a picture of President Joe Biden with text below that reads DEMOCRATS - Want to protect reproductive rights - Want to codify Roe v. Wade protections into law In the MAGA Republicans column are pictures of Congressman Matt Gaetz and Congressman Kevin McCarthy with text below that reads MAGA REPUBLICANS - Want to ban abortion nationwide - Want to jail doctors & nurses for providing health care - Want to threaten birth control access
Diana Strassmann retweeted
On IAFFE’s 30th anniversary…@DStrassmann talks about early days when her colleagues advised her that her work on gender was not economics, and how imp it was to create a journal that supported feminist scholars in establishing a voice in economics. @FeministEcon
Diana Strassmann retweeted
We @FeministEcon are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Lisa Saunders. A careful & committed economist, she also served as one of our early Ed Board members, making essential and formative contributions to the journal's evolution. This is a tremendous loss. @IAFFE