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  1. CW: historical misogyny

    Interesting article on the economist #Pigou and women. Like many Victorians of his time (born 1877), he can be called a misogynist, though his ideas about paid pregnancy leave and safe working conditions are still ahead of many workplaces around the world. #economics #equity jstor.org/stable/40325784

  2. Wonderful anecdote from Jacob #Viner about #Pigou at the 1928 Harris Foundation round tables:

    “I am not in the habit of reading the books I myself have written.”