gender wage gap

Ford School labor economist Betsey Stevenson was recently featured in the International Monetary Fund’s series on Extraordinary Women in Economics, where she highlighted how economic conditions and policy decisions shape family life.

“We end up in this really difficult spiral where women are paid less than men, so it makes sense for them to be the one to leave work early to pick the kid up from day care,” Stevenson said.  She added that access to affordable childcare and flexible...

The Department of Labor released its employment situation summary report last week, which revealed that women make up more than half of U.S. payroll, for only the second time in history. Betsey Stevenson, professor at the Ford School, analyzed the da...

This spring, State & Hill magazine focuses on the vitally important theme of rising inequality. Feature stories highlight the work of six Ford School faculty members who are combating inequality in a number of arenas: Susan Dynarski’s quest to remove...