Erin A. Cech
Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center.
Ph.D., Sociology, University of California-San Diego
Research Interests: Dr. Cech's research examines how inequality is reproduced through processes that are built into seemingly innocuous cultural beliefs and practices. She uses quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine inequality in STEM professions; she examines how cultural definitions of "good work" and "good workers" can anchor inequality in the workforce; and she studies how cultural understandings of the extent and origin of inequality help to uphold unequal social structures.
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Cech finds LGBT federal employees more likely to leave job, feel less supported
Erin Cech et al discuss bias and belief in meritocracy in AI and engineering
After a baby, 28% of new parents leave full-time STEM work, reports Erin Cech
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Defining and Assessing Systems Thinking in Diverse Engineering Populations (NSF)
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