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Prue Hyman
Born
Prudence Janet Hyman

(1943-03-23) 23 March 1943 (age 81)
Harrow, Middlesex, England
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Academic work
Disciplinefeminism, economics, special education
InstitutionsVictoria University of Wellington
Doctoral studentsAlice Pollard[1]
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969/70–1983/84Wellington
Career statistics
Competition WFC WLA
Matches 56 1
Runs scored 1,794 34
Batting average 23.60 34.00
100s/50s 1/6 0/0
Top score 101 34
Balls bowled 809 –
Wickets 22 –
Bowling average 16.81 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 3/16 –
Catches/stumpings 22/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 September 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

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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: [o]rthodox 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.[2] She resigned after the University dissolved its gender and women's studies programme during a controversial restructuring between 2008 and 2010.[4][5]

Political activism

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During the 2023 New Zealand general election, Hyman was ranked fifth on the Women's Rights Party's party list.[6] She has criticised the transgender movement for allegedly encroaching on female spaces and replacing gender with sex as a classifying variable.[21] 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.[22]

Personal life

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Hyman is an out lesbian[23] and dog-owner.[24] She is also of Jewish descent.[9] Hyman played cricket for Middlesex Women Second XI from 1961 to 1965, and subsequently for Wellington Women.[25]

Selected works

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  • Women and Economics: A New Zealand Feminist Perspective 2014 ISBN 9780908912612
  • Women in CIB: Opportunities for and barriers to the recruitment, progress and retention of women in the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) New Zealand Police 2000
  • The impact of feminist analysis on economics : why so little? : how can it be increased? 1993
  • Review of the New Zealand Council for Recreation and Sport State Services Commission 1983
  • Economic aspects of special education in New Zealand 1978

References

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  1. ^ Pollard, Alice Aruhe'eta (1 January 2006). Painaha: Gender and Leadership in 'Are'Are Society, the South Sea Evangelical Church and Parliamentary Leadership-Solomon Islands (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. doi:10.26686/wgtn.16958581.
  2. ^ a b "Prue Hyman". Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Students vow to keep gender on agenda". Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b "The Fight For Gender & Women's Studies | Salient". salient.org.nz. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Axing gender studies 'setback to rights'". Stuff. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Election 2023 Candidates". Women's Rights Party. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Staff listing by schools and academic units". Calendar 2007 (PDF). Victoria University of Wellington. p. 26. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  8. ^ Donovan, Emile (7 March 2018). "Women kick off nine months celebrating 125 years of suffrage". RNZ News. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Interview with Prue Hyman". National Library of New Zealand. 17 May 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Mayor supports living wage for Wellington". Stuff. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Campaign launched for 'living wage'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Families paying the price". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Hyman on the Living Wage". Inequality: A New Zealand Conversation. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Test case for gender pay equity". Stuff. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  15. ^ "More job losses expected". Stuff. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Letter: A living wage benefits us all". Stuff. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  17. ^ "Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand". Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  18. ^ "Editorial: Female top cops needed". Stuff. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  19. ^ "Police emergency as officers accused of porn culture". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  20. ^ "Is part-time work a mum's right?". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  21. ^ "Prue Hyman". Women's Rights Party. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  22. ^ "2023 General Election – Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Prue Hyman and Pat Rosier - Older Lesbians » PrideNZ.com". Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  24. ^ "[nine] — Wisdom and gold". Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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