Victoria N. Bateman | |
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| Born | Victoria N. Powell 2 December 1979[1] Lees, Oldham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, economist |
| Spouse | James Bateman |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Saddleworth School Oldham Sixth Form College University of Cambridge (BA) University of Oxford (MSc, DPhil) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | economist |
| Institutions | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
| Main interests | British economic history, macroeconomics, feminism |
| Website | vnbateman |
Victoria N. Bateman (née Powell, born 1979) is a British feminist economist and academic, specialising in economic history. She is a fellow in economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[2] She is Director of Studies for the Economics Tripos at Gonville and Caius College.
Brought up in Lees, Oldham, Victoria Bateman attended Saddleworth School, Uppermill. She then studied for A-levels at Oldham Sixth Form College where she was President of the Student Union. She read economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,[3] and went on to receive master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Oxford.
Her research focuses on economic history, including the role of markets in economic development, and the role of women's rights and freedoms in stimulating economic growth.
She is well known for her public protests against Brexit and in favour of women's rights, occasionally appearing naked.