In 19 forty three, an act that set aside money for infra structure called the lanim act was re purposed to have nursery schools and after school programmes. In world war too, women were not in the labor force to a great degree. Now fast forward, women are almost 50 % of the labor force,. We now realize once again, it's not that we want to bring them in. We want to make certain that they stay in and stay productive. It's an economic necessity for all of us.
One way to help close the gender earnings gap? Deliberate redundancy at work, according to economic historian Claudia Goldin. Claudia expands on this idea and shares other insights about the U.S. female labor force. Emily and the Amys reflect on the career-family decisions they’ve made (or plan to make) and imagine what it would be like to have a colleague who could fill in for them whenever they needed time off.