Ruth Milkman

Ruth Milkman
Milkman at the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University, February 2006
Born (1954-12-18) December 18, 1954 (age 69)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)scholar, professor
TitleDistinguished Professor
Academic background
EducationPh.D.
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
ThesisThe Reproduction of Job Segregation by Sex: A Study of the Changing Sexual Division of Labor in the Auto and Electrical Manufacturing Industries in the 1940s[1] (1981)
Doctoral advisorMichael Burawoy,[1]
Other advisorsDavid Brody, Michael Paul Rogin
Academic work
DisciplineSociologist
Sub-disciplineLabor, Women's Studies, Immigration, Social Movements[2]
InstitutionsGraduate Center, CUNY, University of California, Los Angeles
Websitehttp://www.ruthmilkman.info/

Ruth Milkman (born December 18, 1954) is an American sociologist of labor and labor movements. She is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center and the director of research at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.[3][4][5] Between 1988 and 2009 Milkman taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she directed the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.

  1. ^ a b Milkman, Ruth (August 31, 1981). The Reproduction of Job Segregation by Sex: A Study of the Changing Sexual Division of Labor in the Auto and Electrical Manufacturing Industries in the 1940s (Ph.D.). ProQuest 303132873.
  2. ^ "Core Bios - Ruth Milkman". Graduate Center, City University of New York. City University of New York. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Ruth Milkman". www.ruthmilkman.info. Archived from the original on 2011-04-08.
  4. ^ Greenhouse, Steven. "Low-Wage Workers Are Often Cheated, Study Says." The New York Times. September 1, 2009.
  5. ^ "Illegal Workers: Are They Entitled to Sue?" United Press International. August 31, 2009.