Lagarde or Not, Women Still Face Discrimination in Economics.

(Bloomberg) -- Hostility and discrimination await women daring to encroach upon the male-dominated world of economics and central banking, according to papers presented at a European Central Bank conference on Monday. The research shows that the much-celebrated rise of Christine Lagarde -- a lawyer and politician, not an economist or central banker -- to become the ECB's first-ever female president is atypical for her gender. [Extracted from the article]