Victoria Bateman

Victoria Bateman is a British economist, academic and author. She is a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and a specialist in economic history with a particular focus on women's economic role throughout history. She is known for her bold public advocacy for women's economic empowerment and bodily autonomy. Economica explores the relationship between women's economic position and broader economic development, arguing that the status of women is not just a social justice issue but a fundamental driver of prosperity. Bateman draws on economic history and contemporary data to make the case that economies cannot thrive when half the population is held back. Available as both a book and an audiobook, Economica offers important listening and reading for anyone interested in economics, gender equality and the compelling evidence that women's freedom is the foundation of economic prosperity.