Episode 15: Gender Inequality, with Maria Oaquim

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Women earn less than men. They also have higher rates of unemployment, informality - and poverty. Why is it like this? What can the State and society do to change this situation? In this week's episode, professor Pedro Fernando Nery welcomes economist Maria Oaquim, from the Rio Mais Initiative.

Newspaper articles:

Good intentions often prevail over reason in labor law

Why Girls Beat Boys at School and Lose to Them at the Office

The Confidence Gap for Girls: 5 Tips for Parents of Tween and Teen Girls

Literature review:

The Determinants of the Gender Wage Gap

Studies:

Salary Differentials by Race and Gender for Graduates of Public or Private Schools

Probability of Unemployment by Age Group: implications for minimum age and employment policies

The impact of access to free childcare on women's labor market outcomes: evidence from a randomized trial in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro

Books:

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men