Economist studying workplace gender gap wins Nobel prize
The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for advancing the understanding of the gender gap in the labour market.
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![The winner of the 2023 Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel American economist Claudia Goldin is seen on a display as (L-R) the chair of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, Jakob Svensson, the Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren and committee member Randi Hjalmarsson address a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 9, 2023. The Nobel Economics Prize was awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for helping understand women's opportunities in the labour market. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images) The winner of the Nobel prize in economics is shown on a screen.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6990803.1696847117!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1715171814.jpg)
The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for advancing the understanding of the gender gap in the labour market.