Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity

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"Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity" is a historical and economic analysis that traces how changes in work, education, and family life have shaped women’s opportunities and persistent gender inequality over the past century.

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instanceOf book
economics book
history book
addresses gender equity in professional careers
institutional constraints on women’s advancement
policy implications for work–family balance
analyzes changes in women’s educational attainment
changes in women’s labor market opportunities
interaction between family formation and careers
argues that changes in work and family institutions shape women’s opportunities
that gender inequality persists despite educational gains
author Claudia Goldin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
examines evolution of workplace norms
historical barriers to women’s career advancement
impact of higher education expansion on women
impact of technological change on women’s work
occupational segregation by gender
persistent gender wage gaps
role of marriage in women’s labor supply
role of motherhood in women’s careers
focusesOnPeriod 20th century
21st century
genre economic history
gender studies
intendedAudience academics in economics and history
general readers interested in women’s history
policy makers concerned with gender equity
language English
mainSubject education and women’s careers
family and career tradeoffs
gender inequality in the labor market
history of women’s work
women’s labor force participation
placesInContext long-run evolution of women’s roles in society
relatedField economic history
family economics
labor economics
women’s studies
usesMethod economic analysis
historical analysis
labor economics framework

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Claudia Goldin notableWork Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity