Labor Economist Myra Strober to Deliver Feminist Economics Lecture at Radcliffe Institute

Stanford University professor Myra Strober, who was an expert witness in the 1997 Gary and Lorna Wendt/General Electric divorce case, will deliver the fourth annual Feminist Economics Lecture at the Radcliffe Public Policy Institute (RPPI) on Thursday, May 21, at 4 p.m., 69 Brattle St., Cambridge.

Strober's talk is titled "The Invisible Work of Women."

"Myra Strober is internationally known for the work she has done determining the value of women's unpaid labor," said RPPI Director Paula Rayman. "We are honored that she has agreed to participate in our Feminist Economics series."

Strober, a labor economist, is a professor at the School of Education at Stanford. Her research and consulting focus on gender issues at work and particularly on women in the professions and management. She has written extensively on the phenomenon of gender resegregation -- how and why occupations that were once primarily male become primarily female. She also writes on the economics of child care, feminist economics, and the teaching of economics.

Last year, Strober was an expert witness for plaintiff Lorna Wendt in her divorce from Gary Wendt, the chief executive officer of General Electric Capital Services. The judge in the case awarded Lorna Wendt half of her husband's multimillion-dollar estate.

The Radcliffe Public Policy Institute, established in 1994, works to engage women and men as full partners in shaping policy on important national, social, political, and economic issues. By bringing together different constituencies from business, labor, government, academia, the media, and community organizations, the Institute creates new strategies and contributes effective solutions for selected public policy problems.

This event is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited. For more information or to reserve a seat, contact the Institute at 496-3478.