CRI 400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Chief Operating Officer, Samantha Bee, Homophily
4 Mar 2016
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Big discrepancy between people willing/able to do work and people in creative sector/entrepreneurship. Gender, age, social class, race mediate access to opportunities. Eikhof and warhurst- say it"s because of model of production. Ci project-based, temporary, affects: maternity leave. Affects people with limited econ means: work and employment: temporary and contract based, workers take on risks e. g. training and entry: less likely to finance apprenticeships, don"t want to commit to, recruitment: rely on tested people, cliquey. Affects people with limited econ means, women, minorities. Homophily in hiring practices means people hire others most like themselves temporary workers. Affects people with limited econ means: working patterns: tight deadlines, unsocial hours, long evenings and weekends. Similar issues in entrepreneurship- starting business is inherently risky and most successes are white male better educated, likely from two parent families who earn a lot. Change: at government/institutional level: resources like scholarships, 2. Tracking and policy to measure workforce participation consistently.
