A quarterly magazine that covered
economic issues with style and substance. Regional
Review features in-depth articles on topics such as
immigration, credit card debt, the estate tax, and the
future of New England's fishing industry. Opinion pieces,
book reviews, economic analyses, and reports from cities
and towns in the region are also featured. We make economics
interesting.
Regional Review was discontinued in 2005.
Last issue: Q1, 2005
This special edition of the Regional Review is based on presentations made at Reaching the Top: Challenges and Opportunities for Women Leaders, a conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on March 3, 2004. Articles are available as portable document format (PDF) files.
Entire issue 
(76 pages, 20
articles plus introduction and list of participants,
2.4MB)
Contents
An Introduction
by Cathy E. MinehanSECTION 1: Preparing for a Career
SECTION 2: Progress and Obstacles
SECTION 3: Fair Play in Organizations
SECTION 4: Adding it Up
SECTION 5: Looking Ahead
SECTION 1:
Preparing for a Career
Women’s Educational Attainment and Early Choices
Entire section (1.8MB)
From the Valley to the Summit:
A Brief History of the Quiet Revolution that Transformed Women’s Work
by Claudia GoldinInspiring Girls to Be Strong, Smart, and Bold:
Girls’ Organizations Change with the Times
by Marcia Brumit KropfEncouraging Women in Engineering, Math, and Science
by Ioannis MiaoulisTeamwork on the Field and at Work
by Paul F. Levy
SECTION 2:
Progress and Obstacles
Professional and Managerial Women in the Workplace
Entire section (4.5MB)
Choices and Changes:
Critical Moments in Careers and Families
by Joyce P. JacobsenWork and Leadership: Tests of Manhood
by Rosanna HertzPaying the Price:
How Family Choices Affect Career Outcomes
by Carrie ConawayFrom Personal Experience:
Women Professionals at MidcareerWhere Does the Time Go?
The Division of Household Labor
by Carrie Conaway
SECTION 3:
Fair Play in Organizations
Countering Stereotypes by Changing the Rules
Entire section (1.6MB)
Unconsciousness Raising:
The Pernicious Effects of Unconscious Bias
by Barbara Reskin
Does Affirmative Action Work?
by Francine D. Blau and Anne E. WinklerA Psychological Effect of Stereotypes
by Carrie ConawayChanging the Face of Consulting:
The Women’s Initiative at Deloitte & Touche
by V. Sue MolinaMilestones in Working Women’s Legal History
by Brad Hershbein
SECTION 4: Adding
it Up
Women’s Role in the Macroeconomy
Entire section (2.9MB)
Women’s Contribution to Productivity:
Women Have Been Key in Raising the Nation’s Growth Rate
by Kathryn ShawSpinning the Top:
Gender, Competition, and the Long-Run Optimum
by Nancy FolbreComments on “Spinning the Top”
by Lisa M. Lynch
SECTION 5: Looking
Ahead
Reaching the Top in the Twenty-First Century
Entire section (3.8MB)
Women’s Rise- A Work in Progress:
Are Professional Women Opting Out?
Recent Evidence on College-Educated Women's Labor Force Participation
by Katharine Bradbury and Jane KatzImproving Opportunities for Women:
Five Suggestions for Encouraging Change
by Helen Frame PetersThe Hard Work Left to Do
Tackling Unfinished Business at Work and at Home
by Francene Rodgers
