ITW:Mediating Careers: The Role of Labor Market Intermediaries in Facilitating the Entry, Retention, and Advancement of Women and Minorities in the Information Technology Workforce

毕业院校：明尼苏达大学提案号：EIA 0090033PI: Karen ChappleTITLE：中介职业：CISE信息技术劳动力（ITW）提案要求资金用于探索劳动力市场中介（lmi）在促进IT劳动力中妇女和少数民族的进入、保留和发展方面的作用。该项目建立在研究小组以前的工作基础上，该工作表明，非营利lmi在将经济上处于不利地位的妇女和少数民族纳入IT职业方面取得了相当大的成功。这项研究的对象是从事IT职业的女性和少数族裔，她们来自五个广泛的教育群体：四年制大学学位课程、两年制大学学位课程、短期公共或私人职业培训课程、研究生学位课程和高中教育。这项研究特别侧重于从事劳动力发展的新的以社区为基础的机构和社区学院。由于这些项目针对的是处境不利的成年人，它们将不成比例地大量未被充分代表的少数民族安置到职业中。这个项目有潜力提供关于IT职业中女性和未被充分代表的少数群体的招聘、保留和发展的有价值的见解。

Institution: University of MinnesotaProposal Number: EIA 0090033PI: Karen ChappleTITLE: Mediating Careers: The Role of Labor Market Intermediaries in Facilitating in the Entry, Retention, and Advancement of Women and Minorities in the Information Technology WorkforceThis CISE Information Technology Workforce (ITW) proposal requests funds to explore the role of labor market intermediaries (LMIs) in facilitating the entry, retention, and advancement of women and minorities in the IT workforce. The project builds upon previous work by the research team that shows the considerable success of non-profit LMIs in placing economically disadvantage women and minorities into IT occupations. The study targets women and minorities in IT occupations who come from five broad educational groups: four-year college degree programs, two-year college degree programs, short-term public or private job training programs, graduate degree programs, and high school education. The study focuses, in particular, on the new community-based institutions and community colleges engaging in workforce development. Because these programs target disadvantaged adults, they are placing a disproportionately large share of underrepresented minorities into occupations. This project has the potential to provide valuable insights about the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women and underrepresented minorities in IT careers.