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Interview Archives: Work
Wednesday April 18, 2012, 10:06 AM
Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Retro Guide to Making It in the Office
Lynn Peril, Secretary; Writer
Host: David Inge
There are approximately 4 million secretaries in the United States. Lyn Peril is one of them. For over 100 years, she says, this work has been called a wonderful career opportunity for woman, and a dead-end. Office work has made it possible for her to write three books, but she still has a hard time talking about her job with any pride. Offices can’t run without them, so why do they get so little respect? We’ll look at the history of the secretarial occupation with Lyn Peril, author of "Swimming in the Steno Pool."
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Monday September 26, 2011, 10:06 AM
Glass Ceilings & 100-Hour Couples: What the Opt-Out Phenomenon Can Teach Us about Work and Family
Karine Moe, Ph.D., F. R. Bigelow Professor of Economics, Macalester College; Editor, Springer Publishing Series Economics of Gender
Dianna Shandy, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair of Anthropology; Director of African Studies, Macalester College
Host: Carol Spindel
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Categories: Cultural Studies • Family • Work
Friday September 02, 2011, 10:06 AM
The Changed and Changing Nature of Employment and Work in the Twenty-First Century
Rosemary Batt, Ph.D., Alice H. Cook Professor of Women and Work, Industrial and Labor Relations School, Cornell Unversity
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Ph.D., Dean and Professor, Shool of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Thursday January 06, 2011, 10:06 AM
Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to be the Best...and Learn from the Worst
Robert I. Sutton, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Management Science and Engineering; Co-Director, Center for Work, Technology; and Professor of Organization Behavior, Stanford University
Host: David Inge
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Friday December 17, 2010, 11:06 AM
Microfinance in Developing Countries
Chirs Bold, Microfinance Specialist in CGAP's Technology Team (CGAP Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Business and Economy • Finance • credit • Innovation • Work
Thursday September 09, 2010, 11:06 AM
"Economic Security at Risk: Findings from the Economic Security Index"
Jacob S. Hacker, Ph.D., the Stanley Resor Professor of Political Science; Resident Fellow, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University; an author of the report
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Business and Economy • Economics • Work
Wednesday July 21, 2010, 11:06 AM
Without Shelter in the United States: 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress and Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homeless
Neil Donovan, Executive Director, National Coalition for the Homeless, Washington, D.C.
Host: David Inge
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- National Coalition for the Homeless
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
- The United States Interagency Council’s Report Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
Categories: Business and Economy • Economics • Government • Homelessness • Housing • Work
Tuesday February 16, 2010, 11:06 AM
The Unfinished Revolution: How a New Generation Is Reshaping Family, Work, and Gender in America
Kathleen Gerson, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Collegiate Professor of Arts and Science, New York University
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Family • Gender issues • Work
Wednesday December 16, 2009, 10:06 AM
American Jobs Plan: A Five-Point Plan to Stem the U.S. Jobs Crisis from the Economic Policy Institute
Ross Eisenbrey, J.D., Vice President of the Economic Policy Institute
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Economics • Government • Work
Thursday May 07, 2009, 10:06 AM
Beardstown, Illinois: the Multiculturalization of a Rural Town
Faranak Miraftab, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Agriculture • Assimilation • Labor/worker issues • Race/Ethnicity • Urban Planning • Work
