Claudia Goldin is the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. Steve spoke to her in 2021 about how inflexible jobs and family responsibilities make it harder for women to earn wages equal to their male counterparts.  SOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://scholar.harvard.edu/goldin/home">Claudia Goldin</a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.</li></ul>

Claudia Goldin is the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. Steve spoke to her in 2021 about how inflexible jobs and family responsibilities make it harder for women to earn wages equal to their male counterparts. SOURCES:Claudia Goldin, professor of economics at Harvard University.

Claudia Goldin is the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. Steve spoke to her in 2021 about how inflexible jobs and family responsibilities make it harder for women to earn wages equal to their male counterparts.&nbsp;&nbsp;SOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://scholar.harvard.edu/goldin/home" rel="noopener noreferrer">Claudia Goldin</a>, professor of economics at Harvard University.</li></ul>

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