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Podcast: Reasons Revisited
Episode: Reasons Revisited: Parental Leave
Description: The winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics was announced earlier this week. Claudia Goldin’s research showed that at the point of having a child women's wages start to lag behind men's. But why is parenthood a penalty for mothers? Could a more generous parental leave offer - including a ‘use it or lose it’ policy for fathers - be the key to achieving gender equality? GuestsSam Smethers, former CEO, Fawcett SocietyKatrÃn Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of IcelandMolly Mayer, former senior research and policy officer, Fawcett S...