Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
But in reality, women have been activethough deeply undervalued and underpaidparticipants in global economies of labor for centuries.
Levels of participation have fluctuated with technological and social change, but true equality with men still remains elusive.
Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University. (Photo: Editing1088 viaWikimedia Common,CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
Goldin received her PhD in 1972 from the University of Chicago.
She began teaching immediately after, eventually joining the Harvardfaculty in 1990.
Goldin’s work demonstrated a U-shaped curve of women’s level of involvement in the labor market.
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For many, this meant a career their mothers could never dream of.
Workplace practices such as family leave may help to wrap up the gap.
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