Prue Hyman Explained

Prue Hyman
Birth Name:Prudence Janet Hyman
Birth Date:23 March 1943
Birth Place:Harrow, Middlesex, England
Discipline:feminism, economics, special education
Workplaces:Victoria University of Wellington
Alma Mater:University of Oxford
Doctoral Students:Alice Pollard[1]
Module:
Embed:yes
Female:true
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off-break
Role:Batter
Columns:2
Matches1:56
Runs1:1,794
Bat Avg1:23.60
100S/50S1:1/6
Top Score1:101
Deliveries1:809
Wickets1:22
Bowl Avg1:16.81
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/16
Catches/Stumpings1:22/–
Matches2:1
Runs2:34
Bat Avg2:34.00
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:34
Deliveries2:–
Wickets2:–
Bowl Avg2:–
Fivefor2:–
Tenfor2:–
Best Bowling2:–
Catches/Stumpings2:0/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Middlesex/Players/296/296673/296673.html CricketArchive
Date:15 September
Year:2023

Prudence Janet Hyman (born 23 March 1943) is a New Zealand feminist economist and former cricketer. She was associate professor of economics and gender and women's studies at Victoria University of Wellington[2] until controversial[3] restructuring between 2008 and 2010 abolished Gender and Women's Studies.[4] [5] During the 2023 New Zealand general election, Hyman stood as a candidate for the Women's Rights Party's.[6]

Academic career

Hyman earned a Master of Arts degree at the University of Oxford.[7] While a student there in the 1960s, she was barred from joining the Oxford Union, and so campaigned for women to be allowed to join the society. The campaign was successful, and Hyman was one of the first women to serve on the Oxford Union's Standing Committee.[8]

After graduating from Oxford University, Hyman worked as a statistician before emigrating to New Zealand in 1969 to work at Victoria University of Wellington. At Victoria, she was involved in the Women's Studies at the university and the Women's Studies Association. Hyman became a feminist and her research focues on the links between ethnic, class and gender discrimination.[9]

Hyman studied the personal aspects of economics rather than the typical corporate or governmental aspects and is frequently called on by the popular press on issues such as living wages[10] [11] [12] [13] and pay equity[14] [15] on which she has published widely and makes the case for the disadvantaged: economics wildly exaggerates the productivity justifications for such wide differences [between the wealthy and the poor]. Top people essentially pay themselves and each other what they can get away with while squeezing those at the bottom.[16] She was a founding member of, and remains a significant contributor to, the Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand conferences at Victoria.[17]

Hyman's 2000 report into the culture of the New Zealand Police, commissioned by the police themselves, has been cited as a major driver for change within the force.[18] [19] [20]

Hyman eventually rose to become an associate professor of economics and gender and women's studies at Victoria University. She resigned after the University dissolved its gender and women's studies programme during a controversial restructuring between 2008 and 2010.

Political activism

During the 2023 New Zealand general election, Hyman was ranked fifth on the Women's Rights Party's party list.[21] She has criticised the transgender movement for allegedly encroaching on female spaces and replacing gender with sex as a classifying variable.[22] During the 2023 election, the Women's Rights Party gained 2,513 votes (0.08%) of the party vote and did not win any seats.[23]

Personal life

Hyman is an out lesbian[24] and dog-owner.[25] She is also of Jewish descent. Hyman played cricket for Middlesex Women Second XI from 1961 to 1965, and subsequently for Wellington Women.[26]

Selected works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Painaha: Gender and Leadership in 'Are'Are Society, the South Sea Evangelical Church and Parliamentary Leadership-Solomon Islands . Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington . 1 January 2006 . Doctoral . 10.26686/wgtn.16958581 . en . Alice Aruhe'eta . Pollard. free .
  2. Web site: Prue Hyman . 21 September 2014 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20070622163352/http://www.vuw.ac.nz/education/staff/education-studies/prue-hyman.aspx . 22 June 2007 .
  3. Web site: Students vow to keep gender on agenda. Stuff. 31 January 2009. 21 September 2014.
  4. Web site: The Fight For Gender & Women's Studies Salient . salient.org.nz . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080930170452/http://www.salient.org.nz/features/the-fight-for-gender-womens-studies . 30 September 2008.
  5. Web site: Axing gender studies 'setback to rights'. Stuff. 30 November 2010. 21 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Election 2023 Candidates . . 29 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929014804/https://womensrightsparty.nz/election-2023-candidates/ . 29 September 2023 . live.
  7. Book: Calendar 2007 . . Staff listing by schools and academic units . 26 . 15 September 2023.
  8. News: Women kick off nine months celebrating 125 years of suffrage . Emile . Donovan . 7 March 2018 . . 15 September 2023.
  9. Web site: Interview with Prue Hyman . . 29 September 2023 . 17 May 2000 .
  10. Web site: Mayor supports living wage for Wellington. Stuff. 11 February 2013. 21 September 2014.
  11. Web site: Campaign launched for 'living wage'. The New Zealand Herald. 21 September 2014.
  12. Web site: Families paying the price. The New Zealand Herald. 21 September 2014.
  13. Web site: Hyman on the Living Wage. Inequality: A New Zealand Conversation. 21 September 2014.
  14. Web site: Test case for gender pay equity. Stuff. 30 July 2013. 21 September 2014.
  15. Web site: More job losses expected. Stuff. 20 August 2009. 21 September 2014.
  16. Web site: Letter: A living wage benefits us all. Stuff. 14 July 2013. 21 September 2014.
  17. Web site: Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand. 21 September 2014.
  18. Web site: Editorial: Female top cops needed. Stuff. 17 July 2012. 21 September 2014.
  19. News: Police emergency as officers accused of porn culture. The New Zealand Herald. 21 September 2014.
  20. Web site: Is part-time work a mum's right?. The New Zealand Herald. 21 September 2014.
  21. Web site: Election 2023 Candidates . . 29 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929014804/https://womensrightsparty.nz/election-2023-candidates/ . 29 September 2023 . live.
  22. Web site: Prue Hyman . Women's Rights Party . 29 September 2023.
  23. Web site: 2023 General Election – Official Result . . 25 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122050833/https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/index.html . 22 November 2023 . 3 November 2023 . live.
  24. Web site: Prue Hyman and Pat Rosier - Older Lesbians » PrideNZ.com. 21 September 2014.
  25. Web site: [nine] — Wisdom and gold]. 21 September 2014.
  26. Web site: Archived copy . 15 September 2014 . 23 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150123011704/http://archive.cricketwellington.co.nz/Players/296/296673/296673.html . dead .

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