By Julian Berman
One woman has a novel idea for closing the pay gap between men and women: Make it easier for people to take some time off without the world ending.
If companies make it easier for workers to share information and skills, then those workers will be able to seamlessly sub for colleagues who need maternity leave or to skip out early for a dance recital, suggests Harvard economist Claudia Goldin. That could address one of the main causes of women getting paid less than men over the long run.