CSSR Talk “From the Great Recession to Greater Gender Equality? Family Mobility and the Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender”

Thursday, October 13, 2011 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM EDT
CSSR Conference Room

Shannon N. Davis, Shannon K. Jacobsen, and Julie Anderson will discuss “From the Great Recession to Greater Gender Equality?  Family Mobility and the Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender.” In the early stages of the recent recession, men were disproportionately among the ranks of the unemployed.  Current economic times provide a unique researchable moment, as more women are likely to be in positions of power vis-à-vis earnings.  This paper utilizes a unique nationally representative dataset of married individuals to examine expected level of support for relocation if the respondent’s spouse were offered a hypothetical job opportunity.