Claudiaen: A lot of the time we're talking about taking care of your parents rather than kids. What else do you know from your research about the impact that a woman's care for her parents might have on her earnings through her career?
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.