Julie Prescott

Julie Prescott (CPsychol, PhD, MA, BSc, FHEA) is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The University of Bolton, UK. Julie has a research career spanning over ten years in academic and public sector environments (Merseyside Police). Julie’s background is in psychology and women’s studies; she has a particular interest in women’s careers, especially in terms of the experiences of women working in male dominated occupations/industries, in particular the computer games industry. Julie is also interested in Cyberpsychology and has conducted research in the area of Facebook use for learning, computer games and health and blogging as a research methodology. Julie has co-authored two books published by IGI Global ‘Gendered Occupational Differences in Science, Engineering, and Technology Careers’ and is co-editor of ‘Gender Divide and the Computer Gaming Industry’ and is co-editor of another Gender Considerations and Influence in the Digital Media and Gaming Industry.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Race, Gender, and the Fight for Equality
Julie Prescott. © 2016. 744 pages.
Diversity in the workforce can be attributed to both a popular, cultural shift and legislative intervention. Despite these forces, discrimination endures in all aspects of...