Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin is Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University and one of the leading economists working on the gender pay gap.
Books by Claudia Goldin
Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity
by Claudia Goldin
In Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey to Equity, Claudia Goldin one of the most eminent economists working on this issue, asks why men continue to earn more than women.
“In order for women to earn salaries more like men’s, the entire workplace is going to have to be changed.” Read more...
The best books on Women and Work
Myra Strober, Economist
Interviews where books by Claudia Goldin were recommended
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Getting to 50/50: How Working Parents Can Have It All
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A Grand Gender Convergence: Its Last Chapter
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Tempered Radicals
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Behind the Kitchen Door
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Living Wages, Equal Wages: Gender and Labour Market Policies in the United States
by Deborah M. Figart and Ellen Mutari and Marilyn Power
The best books on Women and Work, recommended by Myra Strober
The best books on Women and Work, recommended by Myra Strober
Despite having slightly higher education levels, women working full-time in the US still only earn 79% of what men do. Stanford economist and author of Sharing the Work, Myra Strober, picks the best books—and one article—that explain the gender wage gap, and, more importantly, show us what we can do about it.
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
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Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
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Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy
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Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity
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River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
by Cat Jarman
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2021, recommended by Sophie Roell
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2021, recommended by Sophie Roell
As the Covid pandemic gets another lease of life with the appearance of the omicron variant, those of us spending additional time at home may need a few more books to read. Here, Five Books editor Sophie Roell shares some of her favourite nonfiction books of the year, from history to economics, lessons on how to write like Chekhov to the part each of us can play in reducing political polarization.
