“We have inherited social and cultural differences from the past”

Awarded the 11th Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, economist Claudia Goldin explains that the gender gap in the labor market has historical roots and is most evident in wage disparities, influenced by the unequal distribution of household and caregiving responsibilities. She notes that policies such as early childhood education and extended school hours can help, but emphasizes that the key to reducing this gap lies in achieving greater balance in household responsibilities.

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Economics, Finance and Management category has gone in this eleventh edition to the American economic historian Claudia Goldin “for her groundbreaking contributions to the historical analysis of the role of women in the economy, and for her analysis of the reasons behind gender inequality.”