Session moderated by François Héran.
Each 30 minutepresentationis followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
Why has economist Claudia Goldin been awarded the " Nobel " for economics in 2023 ? This prize, awarded for an original work on women's participation in the labour market, also marks a " quiet revolution " on the place taken by gender in economics. Admittedly, this theme was not a blind spot in previous economic analyses, but neither was it considered central ; today, the variety and quality of contributions in gender economics are impressive. This theme has prompted economics to open up to other approaches to understanding social developments and the interactions between work and family life, going beyond the dry rationality of " l'homo economicus " by calling on other disciplines - psychology, history, sociology. Gender differences have thus become an explanatory factor in the analysis of many economic, social and political phenomena. For example, what are the short- and long-term effects of motherhood on mothers, families, businesses and growth ? Should we open more crèches ? Do political decisions change when quotas of women are imposed on elected bodies ?
Dominique Meurs is Professor at the University of Paris Nanterre, Executive Director of the Work Chair at PSE, Co-Director of the Work and Employment Program at CEPREMAP and Associate Researcher at INED. Her research focuses on labor market inequalities, measuring discrimination against immigrants and descendants, and gender inequalities in the workplace.
