Shelly Lundberg on the Disparities Women Encounter in the Workforce

We talk to Shelly Lundberg, the Leonard Broom Professor of Demography and AssociateDirector of the Broom Center for Demography at the University of California, SantaBarbara, about the long-embedded gender gaps in many professional fields, includingher own—economics. She guides us through the role that anti-discriminationlegislation has played in correcting these disparities, and addresses theflawed ways that economists have traditionally taught and measured them. OurInequality in Perspective segment considers the challenges faced by MartheGautier, the female French scientist believed to be the first person to discoveran extra chromosome in those with Down’s Syndrome, in having her contributionto research duly recognized.The Broom Center for Demography: https://broomcenter.ucsb.edu/
“After More than 50 Years, a Dispute Over Down SyndromeDiscovery” (Science): https://www.science.org/content/article/after-more-50-years-dispute-over-down-syndrome-discovery
“Down Syndrome Discover Dispute Resurfaces in France” (Nature): https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2014.14690