1. WHY DID CHANGE TAKE SO LONG? Notes from Claudia Goldin’s chapter

2. Why Did Change Take so Long? INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS Marriage bars Hours of work ROLE OF SOCIAL NORMS “appropriate” occupations for women THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND EMPLOYMENT POLICIES DISCRIMINATION

3. MARRIAGE BARS See Table 6.1 What occupations were covered? What occupations were NOT covered? NOTE: Some firms would retain single women when they married. WHY?

4. MARRIAGE BARS Also, FEDERAL ORDER 213 Also, STATE LAWS HOW/WHY COULD THEY EXIST? Long run effects? WHAT led to their decline in the 1950’s? SEE TABLE 6.4

5. HOURS OF WORK Length of work week Length of work day Non-existence of part-time work SEE TABLE 6.5