283 - Section on Organizations, Occupation and Work Paper Session. Work, Careers, Organizations, and Labor Markets in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Fields

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

Abstract

Political leaders and academics identify a good supply of skilled workers into STEM labor markets as important for national competitiveness. However, there are reasons to be concerned about STEM labor markets. First, do technological change and innovation can render some STEM skill sets obsolete? If so, does this create some challenges for STEM workers in particular fields, or those who are aging or taking time out for family caregiving? Second, women and some racial/ethnic minorities remain persistently under-represented in STEM fields, despite decades of investment by academic administrators, firms, and policy makers in efforts to increase equity. Third, professional socialization reproduces cultural patterns of exclusion within many STEM fields. Papers will focus on one or more of these issues within STEM workplaces, careers, organizations, and/or labor markets.

Sub Unit

• Section on Organizations, Occupation and Work / Work, Careers, Organizations, and Labor Markets in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Fields

Session Organizer

• Mary Blair-Loy, University of California-San Diego

Presider

• Mary Blair-Loy, University of California-San Diego

Individual Presentations

• Gender, Age, and Information Technology Labor Markets - Prasanna Tambe, New York University

• The Value of Women's Work in Science Policy: Occupational Sex Segregation in Science Agencies and Pay - Laurel Smith-Doerr, University of Massachusetts; Sharla N. Alegria, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Kaye Husbands Fealing, University of Minnesota; Debra Fitzpatrick, University of Minnesota; Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, University of Massachusetts

• Determinants of Training in STEM Careers - John Skrentny, University of California-San Diego; Kevin Lewis, University of California-San Diego

• International Research Collaborations: Perceptions of Risk by Faculty - Katrina Mary Uhly, Northeastern University; Kathrin Zippel, Northeastern University

• Puncturing the Pipeline: Do Technology Companies Alienate Women in Recruiting Sessions? - Alison Wynn, Stanford University; Shelley J. Correll, Stanford University