OK #EconTwitter, I have a question. I've been seeing sporadic reports from journal editors in other fields that the author gender composition of submissions has changed dramatically in recent weeks. Any such reports from economics editors? Hoping to be reassured, frankly.

More from PoliSci. https://twitter.com/ClaireAdida/status/1251811846178439169?s=20

It’s been mentioned that a quick review of working papers over the past few months would be a good leading indicator of changes in male/female econ output. Anyone with the bandwidth/resources to look at @nberpubs, @cepr_org or @iza_bonn working papers?

Getting some data on this is important, since there are likely to be discussions concerning coronavirus accommodations/changes in hiring and promotion process starting soon.

Data on actual working conditions is important, of course, and employers might be more motivated to do that if they are convinced that serious equity problems are amassing.

The sheer stress, changes in teaching and working conditions have unsettled us all and many—make and female, privileged and less—have been thrown into worlds where they are less productive.

Despite the variance of individual conditions, though, we need to know whether there are predictable inequities that administrators need to know about, deal with, and take into account in a fair and reasonable way. And as promptly as possible so that we can sleep as well as work.