Family Structure, Employment, and Income Inequality Among American Women

Please join us in welcoming Northwestern sociology professor, Christine Percheski, for a discussion titled Family Structure, Employment, and Income Inequality Among American Women. Income inequality in the United States has increased rapidly since the early 1970s, the same period during which women’s employment rates rose substantially and family structures diversified. Using Current Population Survey data, Percheski describes how inequality in women’s total family income and its constituent income components has changed over time for American women. She finds that the associations between women's family structure and their total family income has remained fairly constant. However, associations between family structure and some components of income —such as women’s own earnings—have changed. 

Lunch will be provided from 12-12:30 and the talk will be from 12:30-1:45pm. An RSVP is required.