My brilliant friend @ethelmickey.bsky.social's book "Networking to Nowhere" is out today! This is such an important book to understand the paradox--and failures--of "networking," hailed as the ultimate portal to success for women in the corporate tech sector.

ASA member Ethel L. Mickey @ethelmickey.bsky.social @csusb.bsky.social draws on ethnographic research in a top tech firm to reveal how “ideal” networking practices, such as informal referrals and after-hours schmoozing, exclude women and people of color. @ucpress.bsky.social