Contributor(s): Nina Rousille, Camille Landais, Jane Garvey | This episode of LSE iQ explores whether gender pay gap reporting, pay transparency and tackling gender norms can reduce the gender pay gap.
On average across the globe, for every pound earned by a man, a woman earns around 80 pence, according to a 2023 report from the United Nations.
But despite h ... Show More
Nov 4
Will AI free us from work?
Contributor(s): Professor Judy Wajcman | In this wide-ranging conversation, Judy shares what really saves people time, talks about the fear of job replacement, and warns of the dangers of letting the most powerful tech companies design the future From Silicon Valley boardrooms to ... Show More
21m 43s
Sep 2
How is the far right shaping our future?
Contributor(s): Professor Tim Bale, Dr Marta Lorimer, Dr Michael Vaughan, Imam Adam Kelwick | How is the far right shaping our future? Across the world, far right ideas, once confined to the political fringe, have entered the mainstream. They spread through social media feeds and ... Show More
32m 46s
Mar 2024
Should We Address the Gender Wage Gap?
American women are, on average, paid 84 cents for every dollar men make, according to the Department of Labor. This wage gap has persisted despite near-record rates of women’s participation in the labor market, with wage gaps even larger for women in minority populations, and it’ ... Show More
53m 15s
Jan 2025
Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen, "Accidental Feminism: Gender Parity and Selective Mobility Among India’s Professional Elite" (Princeton UP, 2021)
In India, elite law firms offer a surprising oasis for women within a hostile, predominantly male industry. Less than 10 percent of the country's lawyers are female, but women in the most prestigious firms are significantly represented both at entry and partnership. Elite workspa ... Show More
1h 9m
Nov 2024
SOCIÉTÉ - Pourquoi les inégalités salariales entre les hommes et les femmes persistent
Le 22 novembre 1972, la loi relative à l'égalité de rémunération entre les hommes et les femmes stipulait "à travail égal, salaire égal". 52 ans plus tard, les femmes gagnent toujours moins que les hommes. À partir du 8 novembre, à 16h48, elles travailleront gratuitement. C'est l ... Show More
16m 36s