2026-07-19
32 分钟And welcome to Meet the Writers.
I'm Georgina Godwin.
My guest today is an economist and academic whose work has reshaped
how we think about wealth, power and who gets written out of economic history.
She's a former fellow at Cambridge and director of studies in economics at Gumbel and Caius College,
where she first read economics before completing her master's and doctorate at Oxford.
Her research focuses on economic history,
particularly the relationship between markets, growth and women's rights and freedoms.
She's written widely for publications, including The Guardian, Bloomberg and The Telegraph,
and she's known for taking clear public positions,
from opposing Brexit on economic grounds to challenging long-held ideas about female modesty and power.
She's written three books and the latest is Economica.
It's a global history of women, wealth and power, arguing
that when women are excluded from economic life, economies stagnate.
And when they're free to participate, societies thrive.
Victoria Bateman, welcome to Meet the Writers.
It's a pleasure to be with you.
Now, you're known for your work on economics, as I said.
What kind of a family did you come from?
What kind of work did your parents do?