Women in Business
She was the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company (The Washington Post Company)
Katharine Graham
This term describes a general rise in prices over time
Inflation
She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2009 for her work on common resources.
Elinor Ostrom
The golden arches are the logo of this global fast-food chain.
McDonald’s
The U.S. central bank is known as the…
Federal Reserve
This cosmetics mogul built an empire with her self-named brand, known for the quote “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it
Estée Lauder
When demand goes up but supply stays the same, what usually happens to price?
It increases
This economist and author of Doughnut Economics argues for sustainable, circular economies
Kate Raworth
This company’s “swoosh” logo and “Just Do It” slogan are recognized worldwide.
Nike
This market term refers to a prolonged drop in stock prices
Bear market
She became the first Black woman to head a Fortune 500 company when she became CEO of Xerox.
Ursula Burns
This economic system emphasizes private ownership and free markets.
Capitalism
She co-authored Poor Economics, focusing on poverty and development.
Esther Duflo
This company started as a small online marketplace for handmade and vintage items.
Etsy
GDP stands for this
Gross Domestic Product
This former COO of Facebook wrote Lean In, inspiring women to pursue leadership roles.
Sheryl Sandberg
The idea that people act in their own self-interest is a core concept of this Scottish economist’s work.
Adam Smith
This U.S. Treasury Secretary was also the first woman to hold the position
Janet Yellen
She founded Spanx and became one of the youngest self-made female billionaires
Sara Blakely
This Wall Street index tracks 30 major U.S. companies.
The Dow Jones Industrial Averag
This media powerhouse built a multi-billion-dollar brand and became the first Black female billionaire
Oprah Winfrey
The term for when one country can produce a good more efficiently than another
Comparative advantage
Known for her work on “behavioral economics,” she was one of the founders of this field.
Vernon Smith and later expanded by women like Sendhil Mullainathan & Esther Duflo (accept any leading behavioral economist)
This company, founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd, was created as a safer dating app for women.
Bumble
The invisible hand theory was developed by this economist.
Adam Smith