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Framed by Gender: Cecilia Ridgeway, Stanford Professor
Gender inequality continues to exist in advanced industrial societies, such as the US, despite a plethora of changes that work against gender discrimination. These countervailing forces include economic rationality, changes to the legal system, progressive politics, and even women's own efforts to achieve equal opportunities. Stanford professor Cecilia Ridgeway takes this conundrum one step further. In a talk sponsored by the Clayman Institute, she explains why gender inequality continues in the modern world, and asks if we can predict which type of Silicon Valley start-up would face the greatest persistence of gender inequality in comparison to traditional, hierarchical firms. (more)(less)
Runtime: 10 mins
Moving Beyond the Stalled Gender Revolution: The Clayman Institute
Research shows that progress toward gender equality has stalled since the early 1990s. The Clayman Institute at Stanford University is embarking on a three-year project to move us beyond the stall and find workable solutions that promote equality.
Runtime: 4 mins
Shortchanged: Women and the Wealth Gap with Mariko Chang
On the surface, the financial gender gap appears to be closing. Women now earn 78 cents for every dollar men earn, and women under 25 working full-time earn 95% of what their male peers earn. Despite these encouraging developments, sociologist Mariko Chang uncovered a vastly different story. Although women's earnings have risen to 78% of men's, women own only 36% as much wealth. At a recent talk at the Clayman Institute at Stanford University, Chang explains the gap, the wealth escalator, debt anchor and more. (more)(less)
Runtime: 7 mins
The Gender Revolution: Uneven and Stalled
Featuring Paula England
Runtime: 11 mins
