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Social Science Gender Studies

Age, Gender, and Work

Small Information Technology Firms in the New Economy

edited by Julie Ann McMullin

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2011
Category
Gender Studies, Marriage & Family, Women's Studies
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774819725
    Publish Date
    Jul 2011
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774819718
    Publish Date
    Jan 2011
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774819749
    Publish Date
    Feb 2011
    List Price
    $29.95

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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.

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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