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11 - Changes in Worker Demographics

from Part II - What Has Changed?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2020

By
Shannon Cheng ,
Abby Corrington ,
Eden King  and
Linnea Ng
Edited by
Brian J. Hoffman ,
Mindy K. Shoss  and
Lauren A. Wegman
Brian J. Hoffman
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Mindy K. Shoss
Affiliation:
University of Central Florida
Lauren A. Wegman
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
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Summary

A defining feature of the contemporary workforce is its diversity. Indeed, changes in worker demographics have spurred substantial scholarship and management practice. In this chapter, we draw from population-based statistics to describe and discuss the nature of change as it refers to gender, race/ethnicity, and age diversity. We further discuss existing data and theory on change in the workforce participation of people from understudied demographic groups such as people with children, multiracial individuals, immigrants, religious minorities, gender and sexual minorities, individuals with disabilities, and socioeconomic status. In so doing, this review prompts important new directions for theory and practice.

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diversitydemographicsidentitygenderraceagesexual orientationreligion
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The Cambridge Handbook of the Changing Nature of Work , pp. 237 - 260
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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