# How Women Made the Global Economy

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr Victoria Bateman
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/women-economy)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Economic history has been written by men, for men and about men, giving the impression that – until recently – the economy was “just for men”. This lecture rescues from obscurity the many female producers, bankers, and economic revolutionaries who, over the course of human history, have transformed our economic fortunes. It reveals how as women’s economic opportunities have ebbed and flowed, so too have the fortunes of nations, providing a fresh perspective on the “rise and fall” of civilisations and illuminating our own prospects for the future.

## Lectures

1. [How Women Made the Global Economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/women-economy/f0d1ed7e56ca) (Audio)