Over the last half century the workforce has shifted toward more professional and service jobs as more women entered the paid labor force. Along with these changes have come increasing polarization and inequality. This class will examine how technological and social changes have changed how workers perform and understand their work and themselves. We will examine platform and gig based work, consider how workers navigate careers amidst economic uncertainty and technological change, investigate the degree to which technology replaces workers, and study related emerging inequalities.
Over the last half century the workforce has shifted toward more professional and service jobs as more women entered the paid labor force. Along with these changes have come increasing polarization and inequality. This class will examine how technological and social changes have changed how workers perform and understand their work and themselves. We will examine platform and gig based work, consider how workers navigate careers amidst economic uncertainty and technological change, investigate the degree to which technology replaces workers, and study related emerging inequalities.
