It took thirty years of guys running the Fed—Volcker, Greenspan, Bernanke—to create this messed-up economy. Now the woman has to clean up after them. From what we know about her, Yellen understands the challenge. She must undo the past. It took a generation of conservative Fed chairmen to tip the balance in one direction and accept the extreme inequalities of income and wealth. It might very well take another generation to correct the damage and restore equity. The Fed, of course, does not control every economic outcome, but, as Yellen knows, its policy levers can have decisive influence on jobs and wages.  Can Janet Yellen Revitalize the Middle Class