Irene Browne
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
Telephone: 404-727-7508
FAX: 404-727-7508
E-MAIL: ibrown@emory.edu
OFFICE: 208 Tarbutton Hall
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
Degree: Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1991
General Research Area: stratification, gender, work and occupations, poverty
Current Research: gender, race/ethnicity and inequality in urban labor markets.
Selected Publications: Browne, Irene and Rachel Askew. 2006. "Latinas at Work: Issues of Gender, Ethnicity and Class," in Gender, Ethnicity and Race in the Workplace Volume I. Browne, Irene and Joya Misra. 2003. "The Intersection of Gender and Race in the Labor Market." Annual Review of Sociology. Opportunities Lost? Race, Industrial Restructuring and Employment among Young Women Heading Households," Social Forces 2000; Latinas and African American Women at Work, (editor), Russell Sage Foundation, 1999; "Explaining the Black-White Gap in Labor Force Participation among Women Heading Households"American Sociological Review, 1997;
Selected Courses