For years, women have worked to break the invisible barrier that keeps underrepresented groups from climbing the corporate ladder. But even with that hard work, women remain under the “glass ceiling” and are still unrepresented in certain careers. In the field of economics, women represented only 7 percent of new Ph.D.’s in 1972, according to a 2018 report from the American Economic Association’s Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP). In nearly 50 years,...
Dr. Brent Evans, assistant professor of economics, came to Georgia College in 2004 as a first-year student. He “fell in love with the campus” as he worked through his undergraduate degree. Not sure exactly where his career path would lead, he decided jump right into a Ph.D. program. “I went to Mississippi State straight out of Georgia College for my Ph. D.,” said Evans. “I majored in economics at Georgia College, and just based on how much I loved it, I really wanted to be a professor,...
Cameron Watts What’s your major? - Economics Where are you from? - Peachtree Corners, Georgia What activities have you been involved with during college? - Georgia College Nudge Unit, Student Government Association, University Senate, Council of Student Ambassadors, Bobcat Brigade Pep Band, Oxford University Exchange Program, GEM Mentorship Program . How did your college experience help you grow or change your perspective? - Georgia College created an ideal environment to challenge...
