Forget the cliché that women suddenly joined the workforce in the middle of the 20th century. They've been active in the economy as long as there's been an economy and not anecdotally. Victoria Bateman, economic historian and author of Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth and Power, takes us through women's CV from the Stone Age to the Industrial Revolution.
Ep 01: Women didn't ruin the workplace. They've always been there.
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