What Do Women FEs Want? The Survey of NAFE Women Forensic Economists

Ostrofe, N. C.

JOURNAL OF BUSINESS DIVERSITY

What Do Women FEs Want? The Survey of NAFE Women Forensic Economists

Author(s): N. C. Ostrofe

Citation: N. C. Ostrofe, (2020) "What Do Women FEs Want? The Survey of NAFE Women Forensic Economists," Journal of Business Diversity, Vol.20, Iss. 3, pp. 73-77

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Women constitute approximately 14% of the membership of the National Association of Forensic Economists (NAFE). In May of 2019, N.C. Ostrofe conducted a detailed survey of NAFE’s women members about life as a female Forensic Economist (FE), asking if they ever felt they were treated differently from males and how NAFE could attract more women to the profession. 37% of the female members who were contacted responded. The survey finds that female FEs generally find their work to be intellectual, stimulating and lucrative, but many believe FE is not a gender balanced field and that the culture of litigation and forensic economics could and should be improved for women.