Nancy Folbre

Nancy Folbre is a renowned economist and gender studies expert. She has served as a Professor Emerita of Economics at UMass Amherst, where she also directed the Program on Gender and Care Work at the Political Economy Research Institute. Her work critically examines the economics of care labor and feminist economic theory, influencing both academic discourse and public policy.
Folbre has published extensively on issues of unpaid labor, family economics, and the societal valuation of care work. Her contributions have helped frame gender equality within economic systems and advocate for policies supporting caregivers and work-life balance.