Rethinking the Skills Gap Narrative
The Luther Hodges Scholars program and the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise are honored to host Distinguished Fellow, Annelies Goger.
All scholars should plan to attend her fireside chat on Tuesday, April 22, from 4 – 5 p.m. in the Kenan Center Boardroom. The session will be moderated by Elena Abuin. Light refreshments will follow the session from 5 – 5:30 p.m.
Annelies Goger is an economic geographer focused on developing innovative policy solutions to address rising inequality and increase access to economic opportunity. Dr. Goger’s work has challenged the dominant “skills gap” narrative, arguing that building stronger education and labor market institutions, addressing information asymmetries about careers and resulting patterns of occupational segregation, and making long-term investments in talent development are the key to unleashing regional innovation and addressing racial and gender inequities in the labor market.
