Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2016-01-07

Books mentioned on 232. The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap

1 book · With Claudia Goldin · Listen

Discrimination can't explain why women earn so much less than men. If only it were that easy.

Stephen Dubner discussed Unfinished business by Anne-Marie Slaughter.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Unfinished business

    Anne-Marie Slaughter · at 12:36

    Unfinished business by Anne-Marie Slaughter is a prominent public policy book that reexamines modern work-life balance and advocates for systemic workplace equity.

    Discussed
    “The noted public policy scholar Anne-Marie Slaughter, in a book called "Unfinished Business," singled out what she calls the care penalty as a main driver of gender inequity.”
    Where to get it