Age, Gender, and Work

Small Information Technology Firms in the New Economy

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

In the new knowledge-based economy, information technology (IT) has become a major field of employment. However, the fast pace of technological innovation, globalization, and the volatility of the stock market have made IT an increasingly risky business. Unfortunately, some employees bear more of the burden of that risk than others.Age, Gender, and Work: Small Information Technology Firms in the New Economy examines how women and older workers in small IT companies are disproportionately vulnerable to their industry's economic uncertainty. Drawing on original survey and interview data from Canada, the United States, Australia, and England, the authors ask how gender and age affect work and workplace culture in a field dominated by young male employees.A fresh look at how paid work intersects with age and gender, this volume brings a unique empirical and theoretical perspective to the literature on inequality.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-07-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:300 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774819725

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Julie Ann McMullin is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario.Contributors: Ingrid Arnet Connidis, Heather Dryburgh, Tammy Duerden Comeau, Emily Jovic, Candace L. Kemp, and Gillian Ranson

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1: Key Concepts and Methods1 Gender, Age, and Work in the New Economy / Julie McMullin and Heather Dryburgh2 Methods / Emily Jovic, Julie McMullin, and Tammy Duerden ComeauPart 2: Gender Projects and Regimes3 Firms as "Gender Regimes": The Experiences of Women in IT Workplaces / Gillian Ranson and Heather Dryburgh4 Variants of Masculinity within Masculinist IT Workplace Regimes / Tammy Duerden Comeau and Candace L. Kemp5 Negotiating Work and Family in the IT Industry / Ingrid Arnet Connidis and Candace L. KempPart 3: Age Regimes and Projects6 Generational and Age Discourse in IT Firms / Julie McMullin, Emily Jovic, and Tammy Duerden Comeau7 Aging and Age Discrimination in IT Firms / Julie McMullin and Tammy Duerden Comeau8 Conclusion: Inequality Regimes and New Economy Work / Emily Jovic and Julie McMullinContributorsIndex