Men outnumber women as undergraduate economics majors by three to one nationwide. Even at the best research … universities and liberal arts colleges men outnumber women by two to one or more. The Undergraduate Women in Economics Challenge … uncomplicated and inexpensive interventions can substantially increase the interest of women to major in economics …

Introduction / Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz -- Transitions over the lifecycle. Women working longer: facts and … some explanations / Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz -- The return to work and women's employment decisions / Nicole … Maestas -- Understanding why black women are not working longer / Joanna N. Lahey -- Family matters: caregiving, marriage, and …