Heidi Hartmann

Summary

Heidi I. Hartmann is an American feminist economist who is founder and president emerita of the Washington-based Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), a research organization created to conduct women-centered, public policy research. She retired from her position as President and CEO in 2019.

Heidi Hartmann
Born (1945-08-14) August 14, 1945 (age 78)
EducationSwarthmore College (BA)
Yale University (MPhil, PhD)
Academic career
FieldFeminist economics
AwardsMacArthur Fellowship (1994)
Notes
Thesis Capitalism and women's work in the home, 1900-1930. (1974)

Hartmann is an expert on the intersection of women, economics and public policy. Dr. Hartmann is also a Distinguished Economist in Residence at American University, a nonresident fellow at the Urban Institute, a research fellow at the Institute for Economic Equity at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and editor of the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy.

Early life edit

On August 14, 1945, Hartmann was born to Henry Hartmann and Hedwig (Bercher) Hartmann in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She attended Swarthmore College, where she received a B.A. in economics with honors in 1967. Hartmann then attended Yale University, where she received a M. Phil. in economics in 1972 and a PhD in the subject in 1974.[1]

Awards and honors edit

Hartmann has won various awards. In 1994, she won the MacArthur Fellowship Award—a five-year grant from the MacArthur Foundation given to individuals who show exceptional creativity for their research and the prospect for more in the future—for her work on women and economics. She is also the recipient of two honorary degrees.

Personal life edit

In 1967, she married Frank Blair Cochran, birthed Jessica Lee Cochran then divorced a year later. In 1979, she married John Varick Wells and had two daughters—Katherine Lina Hartman Wells and Laura Cameron Hartmann Wells.[2]

Selected bibliography edit

Thesis
  • Hartmann, Heidi (1974). Capitalism and women's work in the home, 1900-1930 (Ph.D thesis). Yale University. OCLC 933172723.
Books
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Helfferich, Emil (1981). Behn, Meyer & Co. and Arnold Otto Meyer: a company history. Hamburg, Germany: H.C. Verlag. OCLC 849723037.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Treiman, Donald (1981). Women, work, and wages equal pay for jobs of equal value. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press. ISBN 9780585144702. Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences (U.S.). Committee on Occupational Classification and Analysis.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (1982). El infeliz matrimonio entre el marxismo y el feminismo: hacia una unión mas progresiva [The unhappy marriage of Marxism and feminism: towards a more progressive union]. Lima, Peru: Centro la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán. OCLC 711308316.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (1985). Comparable worth: new directions for research. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press. ISBN 9780585142845.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Reskin, Barbara (1986). Women's work, men's work sex segregation on the job. Washington, D.C: National Academy Press. ISBN 9780309034296.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Moses, Claire, eds. (1995). U.S. women in struggle: a feminist studies anthology. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252064623.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I., ed. (2005). Gendering politics and policy: recent developments in Europe, Latin America, and the United States. New York: Haworth Political Press. ISBN 9780789030931.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I., ed. (2005). Women, work, and poverty: women centered research for policy change. New York: Haworth Political Press. ISBN 9780789032461.
Book chapters
  • Hartmann, Heidi (1981). "The unhappy marriage of Marxism and feminism: towards a more progressive union". In Sargent, Lydia (ed.). Women and revolution: a discussion of the unhappy marriage of Marxism and Feminism. South End Press Political Controversies Series. Boston, Massachusetts: South End Press. pp. 1–42. ISBN 9780896080621.
  • Hartmann, Heidi (1987). "The family as the locus of gender, class, and political struggle: the example of housework". In Harding, Sandra (ed.). Feminism and methodology social science issues. Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire: Open University Press. pp. 109–134. ISBN 9780585001234.
  • Hartmann, Heidi (1995). "The family as the locus of gender, class, and political struggle: the example of housework". In Humphries, Jane (ed.). Gender and economics. Aldershot, England Brookfield, Vermont, USA: Edward Elgar. pp. 179–209. ISBN 9781852788438.
  • Hartmann, Heidi (1997). "The unhappy marriage of Marxism and feminism: towards a more progressive union". In Nicholson, Linda (ed.). The second wave: a reader in feminist theory. New York: Routledge. pp. 97–122. ISBN 9780415917612.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Spalter-Roth, Roberta (1999). "Small happinesses: the feminist struggle to integrate social research with social activism". In Hesse-Biber, Sharlene; Gilmartin, Christina; Lydenberg, Robin (eds.). Feminist approaches to theory and methodology: an interdisciplinary reader. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 333–347. ISBN 9780195125221.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Bernstein, Jared; Schmitt, John (2003). "Minimum wage increase: a working woman's issue". In Mutari, Ellen; Figart, Deborah M. (eds.). Women and the economy: a reader. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe. pp. 273–276. ISBN 9780765609953.
  • Hartmann, Heidi (2004). "Towards a definition of patriarchy". In Heldke, Lisa; O'Connor, Peg (eds.). Oppression, privilege, and resistance: theoretical perspectives on racism, sexism, and heterosexism. Boston: McGraw-Hill. pp. 143–147. ISBN 9780072882438.
  • Hartmann, Heidi (2005). "Beside oneself: on the limits of sexual autonomy". In Bamforth, Nicholas (ed.). Sex rights: the Oxford Amnesty lectures 2002. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 48–78. ISBN 9780192805614.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; Rose, Stephen J.; Lovell, Vicky (2006). "How much progress in closing the long-term earnings gap?". In Blau, Francine D.; Brinton, Mary C.; Grusky, David B. (eds.). The declining significance of gender?. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. pp. 125–155. ISBN 9780871543707.
  • Hartmann, Heidi (2010). "Capitalism, patriarchy, and job segregation by sex". In Draper, Jacqueline (ed.). Global perspectives on gender and work: readings and interpretations. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing. pp. 54–66. ISBN 9780742556140.
  • Hartmann, Heidi (2010). "Beside oneself: on the limits of sexual autonomy". In Kolmar, Wendy; Bartkowski, Frances (eds.). Feminist theory: a reader (3rd ed.). Boston, Massachusetts: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. pp. 526–532. ISBN 9780073512266.
  • Hartmann, Heidi (2013). "The unhappy marriage of Marxism and feminism: towards a more progressive union". In McCann, Carole; Kim, Seung-kyung (eds.). Feminist theory reader: local and global perspectives. New York: Routledge. pp. 187–199. ISBN 9780415521024.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; Hegewisch, Ariane; Williams, Claudia; Hudiburg, Stephanie (2016). "How do gender, race, and ethnicity affect income? Gender, race, and ethnicity negatively affect earnings". In Merino, Noël (ed.). Income inequality. Opposing Viewpoints Series. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Greenhaven Press. ISBN 9780737775259.
Journal articles
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Bridges, Amy (January 1975). "Pedagogy by the oppressed". Review of Radical Political Economics. 6 (4): 75–79. doi:10.1177/048661347500600408. S2CID 153608634.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (Spring 1976). "Capitalism, patriarchy, and job segregation by sex". Signs. 1 (3): 137–169. doi:10.1086/493283. JSTOR 3173001. S2CID 144590971.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (Summer 1979). "The unhappy marriage of Marxism and feminism: towards a more progressive union". Capital & Class. 12 (2): 1–33. doi:10.1177/030981687900800102. S2CID 38196785. Pdf.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Markusen, Ann R. (July 1980). "Contemporary Marxist theory and practice: a feminist critique". Review of Radical Political Economics. 12 (2): 87–94. doi:10.1177/048661348001200210. S2CID 144374572.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (Autumn 1980). "Preface". Feminist Studies. 6 (3): 425–426. JSTOR 3177472. Pdf.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (Spring 1981). "The family as the locus of gender, class, and political struggle: the example of housework". Signs. 6 (3): 366–394. doi:10.1086/493813. JSTOR 3173752. S2CID 144884775.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Ryan, Mary (Summer 1983). "Preface". Feminist Studies. 9 (2): 219–220. JSTOR 3177487. Pdf.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Treiman, Donald J. (December 1983). "Notes on the NAS study of equal pay for jobs of equal value". Public Personnel Management. 12 (4): 404–417. doi:10.1177/009102608301200410. S2CID 157742599.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Petchesky, Ros (Spring 1984). "Preface". Feminist Studies. 10 (1): 3–6. JSTOR 3177891. Pdf.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; O'Neill, June (Spring 1985). "The Comparable worth controversy: an interview with Heidi Hartmann and June O'Neill". New Perspectives. 17 (2): 28–33. OCLC 12275835.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn (Spring 1987). "Preface". Feminist Studies. 13 (1): 3–7. JSTOR 3177831. Pdf.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (1987). "Maternity leave: equal treatment or special protection?". PsycCRITIQUES. 32 (8): 710–712. doi:10.1037/027387.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (July 1993). "Comment on Brines and Fiorentine". Rationality and Society. 5 (3): 375–385. doi:10.1177/1043463193005003006. S2CID 146192038.
See also: Brines, Julie (July 1993). "The exchange value of housework". Rationality and Society. 5 (3): 302–340. doi:10.1177/1043463193005003003. S2CID 146556235.
See also: Fiorentine, Robert (July 1993). "Theories of gender stratification: assumptions, evidence, and "agency" and "equity" implications". Rationality and Society. 5 (3): 341–366. doi:10.1177/1043463193005003004. S2CID 144916253.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Aaronson, Stephanie (1994). "Pay equity and women's wage increases: success in the States, a model for the nation". Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy. 1 (1): 69–88. Pdf.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Mink, Patsy (Spring 1994). "Wrap-up". Social Justice. 21 (1): 110–113. JSTOR 29766793.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Spalter-Roth, Roberta; Collins, Nancy (July–August 1994). "What do unions do for women?". Challenge. 37 (4): 11–18. doi:10.1080/05775132.1994.11471754. JSTOR 40721539.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Spalter-Roth, Roberta (Summer 1994). "AFDC recipients as care-givers and worker: a feminist approach to income security policy for American women". Social Politics. 1 (2): 190–210. doi:10.1093/sp/1.2.190.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (Spring 1995). "Feminism after the fall". Dissent. 42 (2): 158.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; Bergmann, Barbara R. (July 1995). "A welfare reform based on help for working parents". Feminist Economics. 1 (2): 85–89. doi:10.1080/714042236.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; Bergmann, Barbara R. (July 1995). "Get real! Look to the future, not the past". Feminist Economics. 1 (2): 109–119. doi:10.1080/714042241.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (interviewer) (Summer 1996). "Bringing together feminist theory and practice: a collective interview". Signs. 21 (4). Ellen Bravo, Charlotte Bunch, Nancy Hartsock, Roberta Spalter-Roth, Linda Williams and Maria Blanco: 917–951. doi:10.1086/495126. JSTOR 3175029. S2CID 143672202. {{cite journal}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Burk, Martha (June 10, 1996). "Beyond the gender gap: what must the women's movement do to recover?". The Nation. Vol. 262, no. 23. The Nation Company. p. 18.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I.; Aaronson, Stephanie (October 1996). "Reform, not rhetoric: A critique of welfare policy and charting of new directions". American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 66 (4): 583–598. doi:10.1037/h0085073. PMID 8911624.
  • Hartmann, Heidi (January 1998). "The economic emergence of women: Bergmann's six commitments". Feminist Economics. 4 (3): 169–180. doi:10.1080/135457098338374.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; Gault, Barbara; Yi, Hsiao-Ye (Summer 1998). "Prospects for low-income mothers' economic survival under welfare reform". Publius. 28 (3): 175–193. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a029978. JSTOR 3330988.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; Hill, Catherine; Shaw, Lois (January 2001). "Trends in social security and pension policy – implications for women". North American Actuarial Journal. 5 (1): 119. doi:10.1080/10920277.2001.10595962. S2CID 154966683.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; Gault, Barbara; Mead, Holly; Witkowski, Kristine (May–June 2001). "The influence of income, education, and work status on women's well being". Women's Health Issues. 11 (3): 160–172. doi:10.1016/S1049-3867(01)00083-4. PMID 11336858.
  • Hartmann, Heidi (November 2004). "Policy alternatives for solving work-family conflict". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 596 (1): 226–231. doi:10.1177/0002716204269626. S2CID 153856820.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; Rose, Stephen (September–October 2004). "The long-term gender gap". Challenge. 47 (5): 30–50. doi:10.1080/05775132.2004.11034265. JSTOR 40722271. S2CID 153821264.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; Hardy-Fanta, Carol (October 2005). "From the new editors". Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 27 (1–2): xxi–xxv. doi:10.1300/J501v27n01_a. S2CID 144265333.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; English, Ashley (September 2009). "Older women's retirement security: a primer". Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 30 (2–3): 109–140. doi:10.1080/15544770902901932. S2CID 154303745.
  • Hartmann, Heidi I. (Fall 2009). "Women, the recession, and the stimulus package". Dissent. 56 (4): 42–47. doi:10.1353/dss.0.0082. S2CID 154790787.
  • Hartmann, Heidi; Blair-Loy, Mary; Hochschild, Arlie; Pugh, Allison J.; Joan C. Williams, Joan C. (October 2015). "Stability and transformation in gender, work, and family: insights from the second shift for the next quarter century". Community, Work & Family. 18 (4): 435–454. doi:10.1080/13668803.2015.1080664. S2CID 146593460.
Institute for Women's Policy Research
  • Current papers.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Hartmann, Heidi (1974). Capitalism and women's work in the home, 1900-1930 (Ph.D thesis). Yale University. OCLC 933172723.
  2. ^ Cicarelli, James, and Julianne Cicarelli. Distinguished Women Economists. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003. Print.

Further reading edit

  • Love, Barbara J., ed. (2006). Feminists Who Changed America, 1963–1975. University of Illinois Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-252-03189-2.

External links edit

  • IWPR's Web site
  • Appearances on C-SPAN