How, when, and why did women in the US obtain legal rights equal to men's regarding the workplace, marriage, family … right to vote? The story begins with the civil rights movement and the somewhat fortuitous nature of the early and key women …'s rights legislation. The women's movement formed and pressed for further rights. Of the 155 critical moments in women's rights …

Women are currently the majority of U.S. college students and of those receiving a bachelor's degree, but were 39 … determinants, can account for 30 to 60 percent of the relative increase in women's college completion rate. Behind these changes … were several others: the future work expectations of young women increased greatly between 1968 and 1979 and the age at …

Women are currently the majority of U.S. college students and of those receiving a bachelor%u2019s degree, but were 39 … determinants, can account for 30 to 60 percent of the relative increase in women%u2019s college completion rate. Behind these … changes were several others: the future work expectations of young women increased greatly between 1968 and 1979 and the age …

The modern economic role of women emerged in four phases. The first three were evolutionary; the last was revolutionary … women's choices distinguish the evolutionary from the revolutionary phases: horizon, identity, and decision-making. The … time-series evidence on women's more predictable attachment to the workplace, greater identity with career, and better …

The modern economic role of women emerged in four phases. The first three were evolutionary; the last was revolutionary … women's choices distinguish the evolutionary from the revolutionary phases: horizon, identity, and decision-making. The … time-series evidence on women's more predictable attachment to the workplace, greater identity with career, and better …

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 …