Claudia Goldin on women in the workforce
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Host Cardiff Garcia travelled to Harvard University to sit down with economic historian and professor Claudia Goldin. In this extended conversation, Ms Goldin discusses her work on the history of women in the workplace since the start of the 20th century, how she became interested in the subject and the causes behind the lingering gender wage gap. Music by Minden.
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