Associate Professor,
Sociology & Organizational Science
University of North Carolina-Charlotte
About
Dr. Jill Yavorsky is an Associate Professor in the Sociology department and Organizational Science program at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. She received her PhD in Sociology from The Ohio State University in 2017. Her research interests include occupational segregation patterns, dynamics of economically successful couples, divisions of labor of new parents, and career and workplace outcomes. Dr. Yavorsky’s work has been featured in top academic journals including American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, Journal of Marriage and Family, and Gender & Society, as well as in mainstream media outlets such as the New York Times, TIME, Forbes, Washington Post, Newsweek, Slate, Chicago Tribune, etc. In addition to publishing and teaching, Dr. Yavorsky enjoys consulting with firms on issues of diversity and inclusion.
Research
Media
Writing
Dr. Yavorsky frequently shares her expertise through posts, guest articles/commentaries, and op-ed pieces on such topics as gender, work and organizations, family, and stratification and inequality.
Speaking
Dr. Yavorsky is available for in-person print, radio/podcast, and tv/video interviews, as well as other speaking engagements at workplace organizations.
Consulting
Dr. Yavorsky provides web-based and on-site consulting services for companies and organizations as well as executives on such topics as diversity and inclusion, women's leadership, work/family integration, workplace bias, and gender and racial economic inequality.
To request a writing, speaking, or consulting contribution from Dr. Yavorsky, please feel free to email her.