Lael Brainard: Is economics for me? Increasing the participation of black women in economics Speech by Ms Lael Brainard, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the Sadie T. M. Alexander Conference for Economics, Washington DC, 23 February 2019.
* * * It is an honor to be a part of the inaugural Sadie T. M. Alexander conference in economics and related fields. I want to thank each of you in this room and those of you livestreaming who form the Sadie Collective.