Harvard economist Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize for groundbreaking research on gender inequality in the workplace

Harvard professor Claudia Goldin was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for her pioneering research on gender inequality in the labor market.
Goldin's work provided the first comprehensive historical account of women's participation and pay in the U.S. workforce.
She found that the gender pay gap widened significantly after the birth of a woman's first child due to family responsibilities.
Goldin is the first solo woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics in over 50 years.
Her research highlighted obstacles women face in the workplace and policy solutions to promote gender equality.