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Ethel Mickey

@ethelmickey.bsky.social

sociologist | gender | organizations | tech & science Book coming spring 2026! Networking to Nowhere: Relationships & Gender Inequality in Tech Work Assistant Professor, CSU San Bernardino 🫶🏼🤿

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firuzeh shokooh valle @firuzehsv.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

My brilliant friend @ethelmickey.bsky.social's book "Networking to Nowhere" is out today! This is such an important book to understand the paradox--and failures--of "networking," hailed as the ultimate portal to success for women in the corporate tech sector.

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

ASA member Ethel L. Mickey @ethelmickey.bsky.social @csusb.bsky.social draws on ethnographic research in a top tech firm to reveal how “ideal” networking practices, such as informal referrals and after-hours schmoozing, exclude women and people of color. @ucpress.bsky.social

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Networking to Nowhere by Ethel Mickey - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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