10 Oct 2023
44m

232. A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap (Replay)

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Freakonomics Radio

This podcast episode delves into the complexities of the gender pay gap, exploring its historical roots, contributing factors beyond discrimination, such as occupational segregation, motherhood penalty, and temporal flexibility, and the challenges in achieving gender equality in the workplace. The discussion emphasizes the need for societal changes, structural reforms, and addressing social norms to effectively address the gender pay gap, as well as the importance of women negotiating their pay, pursuing temporal flexibility, and challenging societal expectations.

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