1515 - Race, Gender, and Retail Occupations: Emotions and the Changing Workforce

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

This session examines the diminution of retail occupations in the American labor market by asking: Where are women and men of color occupationally located within the labor market respect to retail occupations?; What are the successes and/or challenges for these employees as employment conditions move in the direction of job shrinkage and depletion?; When does possession of retail skill level readiness become salient in the current and future labor market for new work responsibilities? Thus, the session examines these issues with an eye toward understanding how workplace changes are influencing employment statistics. For example, what are their numbers in retail occupations?; What parts of the country are these employees located?; or are they located in major cities only?

Sub Unit

• Thematic Sessions

Session Organizer

• D. Augustus Anderson, U.S. Census Bureau

Individual Presentations

• Job Shrinkage and Depletion: Retail Occupations and Racial Minorities Employment in the 21st Century - D. Augustus Anderson, U.S. Census Bureau; Marlese Durr, Wright State University; Lynda L. Laughlin, U.S. Census Bureau

• Racial Disparities in Women's Mobility Out of Retail Sales and Service Occupations - Liana Christin Landivar, Maryland Population Research Center; Julia B. Beckhusen, U.S. Census Bureau

• Branding, Beauty, and the Changing Face of Retail Work - Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Kyla Walters, University of Massachusetts-Amherst