Sarah F. Small, PhD

Check out my latest research:

Out now in Œconomia: What is a Feminist Approach to Research in the History of Economic Thought?

Out now in The Edward Elgar Handbook on Women and Heterodox Economics: Barbara Bergmann’s Scholarship on the Economic Risks of Being a Housewife

Out now in Missing Voices in Economics: Can Gender Economics Courses Attract More Undergraduate Women to Economics Departments?

Out now in Missing Voices in Economics: Place and Space for Feminist Economists? The Development and Retention of Feminist Economics Graduate Training in the United States.

About me

I am an assistant professor in the department of economics at the University of Utah and the book review editor for Feminist Economics.

My research is in feminist economics and focuses on a variety of topics including caring labor, public policy, history of economic thought, methodology, and pedagogy.

Outside the office you'll find me knitting in local yarn shops, cross-country skiing in Utah's mountain trails, visiting my family in Maine, or pampering my tiny dog.

I recently gave a seminar with the FemQuant research network. You can watch it here (or read the corresponding paper):

Read this Business Insider article in which I am quoted about the limitations of remote work in closing gender gaps:

Remote work has been a mixed bag for women when it comes to pay. But it's helped some men be 'overemployed' and make six figures.Remote work has helped women's progress toward equal pay, but it's had a mixed impact on women's career advancement.

We collected oral histories! Listen in the archive, now available in the Oral Histories of Economics project:

Watch my interview with the Institute for New Economic Thinking:

Listen to this podcast where we chat about feminist economics:

Check out our research featured for Veterans Day:

Women veterans weathered pandemic lockdowns better than men - @theUU economists uncover trend among veterans that runs counter to general population where women see greater job setbacks during recessions.

Listen to our conversation about Barbie and care work on the BeTheSolution Podcast:

Watch me chat about diversity in economics with Washington Center for Equitable Growth:

Here's a lecture I gave at my alma mater about why I am a feminist economist:

Listen to me talk about gender pay gaps on NPR's Marketplace:

The gender pay gap is closing in some cities. Can that parity last?In 22 cities around the country, women under 30 in full-time jobs are earning as much or more than men. As workers age, however, the gender age gap tends to grow.

Check out my presentation at the 2024 Levy Economics Institute workshop on Gender Inequalities in Economic Theory and Policy:

Watch me on New Jersey PBS Spotlight News:

Watch this panel on climate change skiing in Utah I moderated:

Watch our forum on women and work in Utah:

Watch my fellow CSU alumna and I chat about job opportunities for women in economics:

Hear my thoughts on feminist economics pedagogy: