Organized by the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies and the Industrial Relations Section, this book talk will feature Claudia Goldin, who will discuss her book, "Career & Family: Women's Century-Long Journey toward Equity," the 2021 Richard A. Lester Book Award Winner. The award is presented as part of the annual Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, produced by the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University and Princeton University Library. Claudia Goldin is the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University and co-director of the NBER Gender in the Economy Study Group.
2022 Book Talk: "Career & Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity" Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics, Harvard University; and co-director of the NBER Gender in the Economy Study Group. "Career & Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity" received the Richard A. Lester Prize for Outstanding Book in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. Professor Goldin is the only author to have been awarded the Lester Prize three times. The other books awarded were Understanding the Gender Gap: An Economic History of American Women” published in 1990, and as a co-author with Laurence Katz for their book “The Race between Education and Technology” published in 2008. This event is co-sponsored by The Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies and the Industrial Relations Section.