Economics organization recognizes Donna Ginther with 2025 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award

LAWRENCE — Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor of Economics and director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. The award, established in honor of the first chair of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, recognizes individuals who advance the status of women in the economics profession. 

Ginther will formally accept the award during the 2026 American Economic Association/Allied Social Science Associations meeting in Philadelphia.

CSWEP is honoring Ginther — a leading scholar of labor economics, science policy and inequality — for profoundly shaping the understanding of gender, race and career dynamics in economics and STEM. Her influential research on gender gaps, mentoring and institutional practices has informed major policy discussions and contributed to meaningful improvements in professional climate and opportunities for women. 

Ginther has also played key leadership roles in CSWEP, the AEA and other national bodies, and her evaluations of CSWEP’s CeMENT workshops provided evidence that structured mentoring improves publication, collaboration and tenure outcomes.

CSWEP also recognizes Ginther for supporting countless students and colleagues through guidance, long-term engagement and active sponsorship. Her service at the University of Kansas and her advisory work with state and national organizations have connected research to policy issues, further extending her impact on the profession and beyond.

Learn more at the CSWEP website.