S7 Ep6: Gender inequality in labour markets: Why growth and education are not enough
04 February 2026

S7 Ep6: Gender inequality in labour markets: Why growth and education are not enough

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Almost everywhere, women have less economic power than men, and earn less at work. Their commitment to childcare and work in the home gives them less spare time than men, as well as less recognition for the value of what they do. 

In another episodes based on the new book The London Consensus, published by LSE Press, Barbara Petrongolo of the University of Oxford, who one of the authors of the book’s chapter on Labour markets and gender inequality, and Ashwini Deshpande of Ashoka University, who wrote a response discuss with Tim Phillips whether there is a consensus on policy – and way to implement it – in this area. 

Download The London Consensus. https://www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-public-policy/research/london-consensus