Disparities in the labor market associate with gender differences

Miranda Edwards will cover past and recent literature on the wage gap and differences in the participation in the labor force of men and women, as well as breaking away from the binary and analyzing differences in typical feminine and masculine traits using the LGBTQ+ population.

Ms. Edwards is a sophomore at Indiana State seeking an economics degree and minors in psychology and mathematics. The presentation is an honors project for ECON 351, Labor Economics and Institutions (taught by Katrina Babb) Session will include a book drawing for "Winning the vote." Part of Women's History Month Colloquium.

Full schedule available at http://www.indstate.edu/cas/MultidisciplinaryStudies/gender-studies/womens-history-month

Sponsors: Department of Multimedia Studies/Gender Studies Program, Cunningham Memorial Library, Women¹s Resource Center, Office of the President