Claudia says that equity is a decision, and it comes at a price. Amy: How did that hit you? Claudia: It gave me chills,. truthfully, cause it is a decision. And i personally have to make every step of my career meano starting with who i'm choosing to couple with"
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.