Discrimination against women has been alleged in hiring practices for many occupations, but it is extremely difficult … players in 1970 but are 25% today. We ask whether women were more likely to be advanced and/or hired with the use of blind …

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 in the American economy through an institution known as the "marriage bar." Marriage bars were policies adopted by … firms and local school boards, from about the early 1900's to 1950, to fire single women when they married and not to hire … married women. I explore their determinants using firm-level data from 1931 and 1940 and find they are associated with …

Women earn less than men, and that is especially true of mothers relative to fathers. Much of the widening occurs after … together these three produce the "parental gender gap," defined as the difference in income between mothers and fathers. We … up and as women work more hours, the motherhood penalty is greatly reduced, especially for the less-educated group. But …

women in the American economy through an institution known as the "marriage bar." Marriage bars were policies adopted by … firms and local school boards, from about the early 1900's to 1950, to fire single women when they married and not to hire … married women. I explore their determinants using firm-level data from 1931 and 1940 and find they are associated with …

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 …

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 …