Thursday 23 July 09:50
- 11:20
Hall: 02 - Teatrino
Chair and Presenter:
Kenny Maureen
Discussant:
Blustein David
Division: Division 1: Work and Organizational Psychology
Access to decent work has been threatened by rapid social, economic, technological and political
change and societal structures that sustain social marginalization and economic inequities and
foster a sense of anxiety and precarity. A growing body of research has focused on
understanding the structural and psychological factors that limit access to decent work with the
goal of expanding access and equity through systemic and person level intervention. This
symposium seeks to advance this research by disseminating recent and novel research from
leading scholars aligned with the lens of psychology of working. The three papers included in this
symposium examine structural barriers associated with gender, social class, nationality, and
experiences of discrimination in access to technological careers, in navigating successful
transitions from school to work, and perceptions of decent work among unemployed persons.
Taken together the three presentations deepen and broaden awareness of the structural factors that constrain access to decent work in an age of precarity and emphasize the need for structural
and policy change and for intervention that promotes individual strengths, including personal
agency, vocational identity, and career adaptability, for countering precarity and navigating
societal challenges.
