Dear Colleagues, I believe it has not been shared on this list that Prof. Barbara Bergmann, pioneer of the feminist economics, has died on the 5th of April. For the obituaries, please see the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/business/barbara-bergmann-trailblazer-for-study-of-gender-in-economics-is-dead-at-87.html and The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/barbara-bergmann-leader-in-gender-based-economics-dies-at-87/2015/04/13/73f29c22-e0c3-11e4-a500-1c5bb1d8ff6a_story.html<http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/barbara-bergmann-leader-in-gender-based-economics-dies-at-87/2015/04/13/73f29c22-e0c3-11e4-a500-1c5bb1d8ff6a_story.html?utm_source=SASE+Spring+Newsletter+2015&utm_campaign=SASE+Fall+Newsletter+2014&utm_medium=email> Her professional and academic career is a vivid reminder of the progress made and of the difficulties faced by women economists throughout the twentieth century. Kind regards, Pedro Teixeira Pedro Nuno Teixeira Vice Rector - Academic Affairs - U. Porto, Portugal Director - CIPES - Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies Associate Professor - Faculty of Economics - U. Porto