48 min listen
Alison Wolf on Women, Inequality and the XX Factor
FromEconTalk
ratings:
Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Feb 29, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Alison Wolf author of The XX Factor, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the changing roles of women in the family and the workplace. Wolf argues that highly educated women are increasingly similar to highly educated men in their lifestyles and choices while becoming very different from less educated women. Wolf traces the origins of these changes and the interaction between economic and cultural factors affecting men, women, the family, and the workplace.
Released:
Feb 29, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Lucas on Growth and Poverty: Bob Lucas, Nobel Laureate and professor of economics at the U. of Chicago, talks about wealth, poverty, and the subtle and not-so-subtle keys to growth. He also talks about the work of Jane Jacobs, immigration, and Milton Friedman. by EconTalk