Gender and the labour market

• Barbara Petrongolo interviewed by
• Tim Phillips
• 1 Aug 2025

From our series recorded live at the PSE-CEPR Policy Forum 2025. How much progress have we made in finding out the source of gender inequality at work?

At the Forum, Barbara Petrongolo of the University of Oxford and CEPR gave the keynote lecture on "Questions and challenges for 21st century labour markets". In conversations with Tim Phillips, she points out that there are still many unanswered questions about the unequal role of women in that labour market, and that recent research often raises as many questions as it answers. If we find those answers, she argues, we can make society not only a fairer place, but unlock economic growth and productivity.