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女性在农业经济学会中的角色：一个历史视角
The Role of Women Within the Agricultural Economics Society: An Historical Perspective
摘要
This note explores the historical role and changing prevalence of women within the Agricultural Economics Society (AES) over its first century. Despite an initial founding commitment in 1926 to membership for men and women on equal terms, female participation remained low for much of the twentieth century. Early contributors such as E. Handlen, Mabel K. Ashby and especially Ruth Cohen made significant intellectual and professional contributions, with Cohen later becoming the Society's first female president. However, progress was uneven and constrained by wider structural barriers, social norms and a limited pipeline to senior roles. While the AES at times led comparable organisations in promoting women, it lacked sustained institutional strategies to support gender equality. Recent decades have seen improved representation, greater visibility and increased leadership roles for women, though disparities persist, not least in the recipients of AES awards for excellence. Continued, systematic efforts are needed to achieve the Society's founding goal of gender equality.
中文摘要
本文探讨了农业经济学会（AES）成立百年间女性的历史角色及其参与程度的变化。尽管该学会在1926年创立之初便承诺男女以平等条件入会，但在20世纪的大部分时间里，女性的参与度始终偏低。早期贡献者如E. Handlen、Mabel K. Ashby，尤其是Ruth Cohen，做出了重要的学术与专业贡献，Cohen后来成为该学会首位女性主席。然而，进展并不均衡，并受到更广泛的结构性障碍、社会规范以及通往高级职位渠道有限的制约。尽管AES在推动女性参与方面有时领先于同类组织，但该学会缺乏持续的制度性战略来支持性别平等。近几十年来，女性的代表性有所改善，可见度提高，担任领导职务的情况也有所增加，但差距依然存在，尤其是在AES卓越奖的获奖者方面。要实现该学会创立之初的性别平等目标，仍需持续、系统的努力。