This is on point, I'm Meg Nechakrabardi.

Harvard professor Claudia Golden was awarded

the Nobel Prize in Economics this week.

She is only the third woman in history

to receive the Economics Award.

Golden is an economic historian of women in the workforce.

Her groundbreaking research is about how our understanding

of the labor economy radically changes

when factoring in the often overlooked impact of women.

She is widely respected by her fellow economists,

which maybe why she received numerous public congratulatory messages

such as, quote, finally, to no one's surprise,

Claudia Golden has won the Nobel Prize.

End quote.

The Nobel Prize committee itself said in a statement, quote,

understanding women's role in the labor market

is important for society.

Thanks to Claudia Golden's groundbreaking research,

we now know much more about the underlying factors

and which barriers may need to be addressed in the future.

Well, late last year, Professor Golden came to the on-point studio

to talk with us about what we,

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