Nobel-winning economist to speak on 'why women won' | Cornell Chronicle

"Her lecture, " Why Women Won ," will consider how society has moved from not recognizing discrimination against women to now recognizing it albeit imperfectly. She will also talk about the impact expanded rights have had on women, their families and the broader economy. The lecture is open to the public will take place 4:30-6:30 p.m., Sept. 25, in Rockefeller Hall's Schwarz Auditorium."

"Her most influential papers on women in the U.S. economy have examined the history of women's quest for career and family, coeducation in higher education, the impact of contraception on women's career and marriage decisions, women's surnames after marriage as a social indicator, the reasons why women are now the majority of undergraduates, and the new lifecycle of women's employment."

Claudia Goldin '67, Harvard professor and 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics laureate, will deliver the 2025 Staller Lecture on Sept. 25 titled "Why Women Won." The lecture will examine the shift from societal failure to recognize discrimination against women to a growing, though imperfect, recognition and will address the effects of expanded rights on women, families, and the broader economy. Goldin's influential research covers women's career and family trade-offs, coeducation, contraception's effects on career and marriage, surname choices after marriage, the rise of women undergraduates, and evolving female employment lifecycles. College leaders emphasize the research's centrality to understanding and addressing gender gaps.

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