Professor Noonan's work on gender inequality has been making a big splash in national and international news outlets lately! She has been featured in stories on several themes:

Professor Noonan and Kimberlee Shauman, associate professor of sociology at the University of California at Davis, found that when couples move, the husband's career and salary improves, while the wife's career and salary suffers. She points out: "Even for highly educated married women with prestigious occupations, employment still suffers when they move, while the husbands’ careers benefit. These women likely share the role of breadwinner, earning a significant part of the family income, but their career is still seen as secondary within the dynamic of the couple.”

Another study, featured in Reuters, covered Professor Noonan's work on the gender gap among attorneys. She found that female lawyers were less likely to make partner, even if they had the same training as the male lawyers. In addition, she found that female lawyers reported very high rates of discrimination.

Most recently, Professor Noonan's work with former graduate student Phyllis Rippeyoung was featured at Slate.com. They found that long-term breastfeeding has a long-term impact on women's careers, while short-term breastfeeding (less than 6 months) does not.




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