The Gender Pay Gap with Dr Leonora Risse

A gender pay gap still exists despite the introduction of equal pay laws in many countries several decades ago. Why is this so? To what extent is it due to differences in the industries and occupations men and women work in? Or to differences in educational attainment, experience, or in the Big Five personality traits, among other factors? To help us understand what we know about the gender pay gap, Economics Explained host Gene Tunny is joined this episode by Dr Leonora Risse, currently a Fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.