Friederike Maier

Friederike Maier serves as Professor of Economics at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin), a position held since 1992. A globally recognized expert on gender dimensions in economic systems, she has provided specialist advisory services to the European Commission and OECD on labor market and social policy frameworks.

Education:

• Doctorate in Economics, Freie Universität Berlin (1987)

Research Focus: Her pioneering work integrates gender analysis into core economic theory, examining labor market disparities, social policy impacts, and institutional structures through a gender lens. As a founding leader of Germany's first academic institute for Economics and Gender Studies, she established critical methodologies for gender-responsive economic research.

Leadership: Directed the Harriet Taylor Mill Institute for Economics and Gender Studies from its 2001 inception while serving as HWR Berlin's Dean of Studies and Vice President (2012-2016). Her administrative tenure advanced institutional commitments to gender-inclusive economic education.