Misty Heggeness
@mlheggeness.bsky.social
Author of SWIFTYNOMICS: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy 📚 Pre-order here: https://a.co/d/dDydwxe. Currently: co-director Kansas Pop Center & associate professor, KU. Formerly: Census|NIH|USDOL.
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Misty Heggeness
@mlheggeness.bsky.social
· Apr 18
Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy
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This piece I wrote for @theconversation.com argues that the Summers/Epstein debacle reflects what the data show: systemic bias in the economics profession’s practices and culture. That bias influences who succeeds and who is sidelined. #EconSky theconversation.com/larry-summer...
Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women
In 2024, only about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s were women.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This piece I wrote for @theconversation.com argues that the Summers/Epstein debacle reflects what the data show: systemic bias in the economics profession’s practices and culture. That bias influences who succeeds and who is sidelined. #EconSky theconversation.com/larry-summer...
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DOGE may no longer be moving across the government in a move-fast-and-break-things blitz, but its affiliates appear to be digging in for the long haul—and Silicon Valley–shaped fingerprints remain all over the way agencies continue to be run.
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Incompetency at the top yet again 🤷🏼♀️
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Incompetency at the top yet again 🤷🏼♀️
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USAID left a void in Mozambique after the Trump administration dismantled the agency. And it appears that ISIS has stepped into the vacuum.
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh traveled to the African nation to see firsthand how quickly things have changed.
Stream the full story at https://CNN.com/allaccess
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh traveled to the African nation to see firsthand how quickly things have changed.
Stream the full story at https://CNN.com/allaccess
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
USAID left a void in Mozambique after the Trump administration dismantled the agency. And it appears that ISIS has stepped into the vacuum.
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh traveled to the African nation to see firsthand how quickly things have changed.
Stream the full story at https://CNN.com/allaccess
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh traveled to the African nation to see firsthand how quickly things have changed.
Stream the full story at https://CNN.com/allaccess
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November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
SWIFTYNOMICS: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy by @mlheggeness.bsky.social is available for review via NetGalley - @ucpress.bsky.social #Booksky 💙📚
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These women are 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. So proud of them!!!
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
These women are 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. So proud of them!!!
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From the team that brought you the "Too Big To Fail" financial institutions, it's the "Too Brilliant To Be Held Accountable" men
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November 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
From the team that brought you the "Too Big To Fail" financial institutions, it's the "Too Brilliant To Be Held Accountable" men
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Something they may have wanted to assess before building their business off the backs of authors’ labor and output? Did they not speak to other companies and industries who pay royalties for art and intellect? 🤷♀️
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Something they may have wanted to assess before building their business off the backs of authors’ labor and output? Did they not speak to other companies and industries who pay royalties for art and intellect? 🤷♀️
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NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
Say it louder for the women in the back. 🙌🙌🙌
predatory men are an enormous tax on women’s productivity (and happiness)
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Say it louder for the women in the back. 🙌🙌🙌
Disturbed by the #Epstein #LarrySummers dialogues reported by @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social?
Check out my upcoming book #swiftynomics where I dig deep discussing the uphill challenges for women economists in a profession often run by Larrys… a.co/d/hkjfjtA
Check out my upcoming book #swiftynomics where I dig deep discussing the uphill challenges for women economists in a profession often run by Larrys… a.co/d/hkjfjtA
Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy
Amazon.com: Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy: 9780520403116: Heggeness, Misty L.: Books
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November 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Disturbed by the #Epstein #LarrySummers dialogues reported by @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social?
Check out my upcoming book #swiftynomics where I dig deep discussing the uphill challenges for women economists in a profession often run by Larrys… a.co/d/hkjfjtA
Check out my upcoming book #swiftynomics where I dig deep discussing the uphill challenges for women economists in a profession often run by Larrys… a.co/d/hkjfjtA
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BREAKING: The House just passed my bipartisan legislation to help make it easier for moms to get through airport security and travel with the breastmilk they need for their newborns.
Now it heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.
Now it heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
BREAKING: The House just passed my bipartisan legislation to help make it easier for moms to get through airport security and travel with the breastmilk they need for their newborns.
Now it heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.
Now it heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.
Continually disappointed by emotionally stunted men (in my profession)… 🤢🤢🤢
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Continually disappointed by emotionally stunted men (in my profession)… 🤢🤢🤢
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📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
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November 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
✨✨✨ Pre-order your shiny women’s spin on economics today! a.co/d/0aEqmQa ✨✨✨@ucpress.bsky.social @swiftynomics.bsky.social
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Federal workers: The government shutdown may have ended, but we know that many of you are still dealing with its lasting repercussions.
We want to hear from you. Here's how to securely reach out: https://propublica.org/tips
We want to hear from you. Here's how to securely reach out: https://propublica.org/tips
How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica
Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.
propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Federal workers: The government shutdown may have ended, but we know that many of you are still dealing with its lasting repercussions.
We want to hear from you. Here's how to securely reach out: https://propublica.org/tips
We want to hear from you. Here's how to securely reach out: https://propublica.org/tips
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Economist @mlheggeness.bsky.social's #Swiftynomics is an "astute debut...the balance of academic rigor and pop-culture verve makes complex economic ideas both digestible and entertaining...[a] smart fusion of cultural analysis and feminist economics." www.publishersweekly.com/9780520403116
Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy by Misty L Heggeness
Economist Heggeness’s astute debut analyzes the role women play in the economy through the lens of billionaire pop star Taylor S...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Economist @mlheggeness.bsky.social's #Swiftynomics is an "astute debut...the balance of academic rigor and pop-culture verve makes complex economic ideas both digestible and entertaining...[a] smart fusion of cultural analysis and feminist economics." www.publishersweekly.com/9780520403116
So grateful for this review of my book! 🫶❤️🔥🫶❤️🔥🫶#swiftynomics @swiftynomics.bsky.social
Economist @mlheggeness.bsky.social's #Swiftynomics is an "astute debut...the balance of academic rigor and pop-culture verve makes complex economic ideas both digestible and entertaining...[a] smart fusion of cultural analysis and feminist economics." www.publishersweekly.com/9780520403116
Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy by Misty L Heggeness
Economist Heggeness’s astute debut analyzes the role women play in the economy through the lens of billionaire pop star Taylor S...
www.publishersweekly.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
So grateful for this review of my book! 🫶❤️🔥🫶❤️🔥🫶#swiftynomics @swiftynomics.bsky.social
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How did Black families travel during the Jim Crow era? Learn the history, explore the data and contribute. Start local: search your city on the Community Map, and add your story to this living history.
greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
How did Black families travel during the Jim Crow era? Learn the history, explore the data and contribute. Start local: search your city on the Community Map, and add your story to this living history.
greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky
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What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure. A really informative article, perfect for a weekend coffee read. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure. A really informative article, perfect for a weekend coffee read. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This remains an all time best intern error, and it SERVED.
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This remains an all time best intern error, and it SERVED.
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Decency prevails … Trump Administration Live Updates: Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Decency prevails … Trump Administration Live Updates: Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...