women

Could the “two-body problem” be contributing to rural brain drain?

Annie Rorem, Luke Juday
November 9, 2015

More career women means more two-career couplesOne of the biggest economic stories of the last half-century has been the growing participation of women in the workforce. And it’s not just the number of women working that’s important; it’s the type of work…

Examining evidence for the gender wage gap

Annie Rorem
August 31, 2015

As I mentioned in my last post, there are a whole host of considerations to take into account when looking at men’s and women’s wages to investigate any gender-based differences. Sheer earnings numbers are meaningful—after all, a difference in earnings, no…