ETHEL MICKEY
I am a sociologist and I study gender inequalities in the workplace, with a focus on innovation industries like tech and academic science. I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at California State University, San Bernardino and a faculty affiliate of Stanford University's VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab.
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My research examines stubborn gender inequalities in organizations through the lens of relationships. My portfolio includes two NSF-funded projects, publications in Gender & Society, Social Problems, Work and Occupations, and Gender, Work & Organization, among others.
Prior to joining CSUSB, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with their ADVANCE Program. The NSF-funded project focuses on cultivating gender and racial equity among STEM faculty through the power of collaboration.
I earned my Ph.D. in Sociology from Northeastern University with a Graduate Certificate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. I regularly teach sociology courses on research methods, education, science & technology, and gender.
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READ my coauthored column in Inside Higher Ed, "Institutional Approaches to Mentoring Faculty Colleagues."
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LISTEN to this podcast episode of Technically Human to learn about my research on how gendered networks structure the tech workforce.
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FOLLOW along on x @ethelmickey and bluesky @ethelmickey.bsky.social.
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EMAIL ethel.mickey@csusb.edu
TEACHING
I teach courses that encourage students to approach complex questions of inequality from an intersectional lens. I ground my teaching in a "learn by doing" approach, infusing courses with hands-on research activities like interview projects and mini-ethnographies. I regularly teach research methods and direct the CSUSB Sociology Honors Program.
COMMUNITY
I collaborate with organizations committed to support workers from underrepresented and marginalized groups in STEM. I was an inaugural Virtual Visiting Scholar with the Association for Women in Science (funded through the National Science Foundation). I develop publicly available resources on the status of women faculty in STEM.
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I am also an active member of the American Sociological Association and Sociologists for Women in Society.