Many people credit the feminist movement with the striking shift in gender dynamics in the United States over the second half of the 20th century. Women earn college degrees at higher rates than men, and they have also made large political and socioeconomic strides.
In her new book, argues that the change for women is not only due to social changes, but also to policy changes put into place at the national level. 鈥溾�� (Oxford University Press/2018) examines two higher education policies that Rose says were 鈥渁ccidentally egalitarian,鈥� along with .
Guest host Anita Rao talks to Rose about these policies and how they allowed women to become 鈥渇irst-class citizens.鈥� Rose is an assistant professor of public policy and political science at Duke University.
