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CSUSB professor discusses forthcoming book on careers, networking and gender inequality in tech industry
WOSU (Columbus, Ohio)
May 26, 2026
Ethel Mickey, assistant professor of sociology, was interviewed about her forthcoming book, “Networking to Nowhere: How Gender Inequality Persists in Tech,” and topics related to careers, networking and gender in the tech industry for the May 26 “Tech Tuesday” episode of the NPR-affiliated station’s “All Sides with Amy Juravich” program.
In describing her book, Mickey said, “Tech is the most powerful industry, both economically and politically, but we know it's remained stubbornly dominated by men, despite some really deep investments by the government, by nonprofits, by corporations themselves to train women in STEM and to infuse them into technical roles. These efforts haven't paid off. So I was trying to see, is there a connection here between the way people are building relationships and these patterns around gender?”
Mickey’s book is due to be release in mid-June.
The interview begins about 17 minutes into the program.
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