Widely anticipated to become the first ever female Chancellor the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves joins us to celebrate the women who made modern economics, and reveal her vision for a fairer Britain.

For too many years economics has ignored what women have to offer, marginalising the work of female economists or simply not recognising their achievements. As a woman and economist who is herself challenging those barriers, Rachel Reeves joins us to celebrate the lives and ideas of the thinkers who have played major roles in economic history – from Harriet Martineau and Mary Paley Marshall to contemporary policy makers like Janet Yellen, Gita Gopinath, and Christine Lagarde.

And as the potential next Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the first female Chancellor after 800 years, Reeves will outline her vision for the future of the economy: a future in which productivity is enhanced, growth is sustainable and there are opportunities for all, not just a few at the top.

She says: “The last few years have made resoundingly clear the need for a new economic approach – based on the knowledge that wealth doesn’t trickle from the top down, but comes from the bottom up and middle out. A new global economic consensus is emerging; we need to help shape that, but we also need to learn too from the past.”