Age, Gender, and Work: Small Information Technology Firms in the New Economy - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0774819715 ISBN 13 : 9780774819718

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2011

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774819715
• ISBN 13: 9780774819718
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Éditeur: McMullin Julie Ann
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