Nelson is among the founders and the most highly cited scholars in the field of feminist economics.
Thus it is of particular interest in feminist economics.
She is an expert in American social history in addition to writing on economics (also feminist economics), women, and class.
A slog through feminist economics and earnest ruminations on multiculturalism come to mind.
She initiated "Out of the Margin": two international conferences on feminist economics in 1992 and 1998.
They and other feminist economics explore whose interests specific trade practices serve.
Central to feminist economics is an effort to alter the theoretical modeling of the economy, to reduce gender bias and inequity.
Central to feminist economics is a different approach to the "family" and "household."
So feminist economics calls for a more comprehensive index which includes participation in unpaid work.
A small, but growing number of graduate programs around the world offer courses and concentrations in feminist economics.