Age, Gender, and Work
Small Information Technology Firms in the New Economy
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2011
- Category
- Gender Studies, Marriage & Family, Women's Studies
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774819725
- Publish Date
- Jul 2011
- List Price
- $32.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774819718
- Publish Date
- Jan 2011
- List Price
- $95.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774819749
- Publish Date
- Feb 2011
- List Price
- $29.95
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Description
In the new knowledge-based economy, information technology is a major field of employment. However, the fast pace of technological innovation, globalization, and the volatile stock market have made IT an increasingly risky business – for some employees more than for others. This volume examines how women and older workers in small IT companies are disproportionately vulnerable to economic uncertainty within their industry. Drawing on original survey and interview data, the authors explore how gender and age affect work and workplace culture to produce a fresh contribution to the literature on inequality.
About the author
Contributor Notes
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