How Economics Discovered Women - Shelly Lundberg

Rethinking the economics of gender. In the 1970s, as women started to enter the labor force in unprecedented numbers, economists began to examine their roles as economic actors. The result was the rise of gender economics, now a major subfield with powerful data and new methods comparing the economic lives of men and women. Yet despite decades of progress, many of the most consequential questions about gender inequality remain unresolved. In this bold and reflective book, renowned economist and demographer... Zobrazit více