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Unemployment Among Husbands and Wives

By on May 20, 2011 in gender based pay disparity, marital unemployment, Pay Equity

Does it make a difference whether it is the husband or the wife who is unemployed? Most definitely, says Heather Boushey, feminist economist extraordinaire here in Washington DC. It affects how much money comes into the home, and suggests that action is needed to close the gap between men’s and women’s earnings. Heather’s recent report, [...]

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