Prudence Janet Hyman (born 23 March 1943) is a New Zealand feminist economist and former cricketer.
[9] Hyman studied the personal aspects of economics rather than the typical corporate or governmental aspects and is frequently called on by the popular press on issues such as living wages[10][11][12][13] and pay equity[14][15] on which she has published widely and makes the case for the disadvantaged: [o]rthodox economics wildly exaggerates the productivity justifications for such wide differences [between the wealthy and the poor].
[16] She was a founding member of, and remains a significant contributor to, the Labour, Employment and Work in New Zealand conferences at Victoria.
[18][19][20] Hyman eventually rose to become an associate professor of economics and gender and women's studies at Victoria University.
[6] She has criticised the transgender movement for allegedly encroaching on female spaces and replacing gender with sex as a classifying variable.