In previous class lectures we talked about casualization of labor which refers to the work place phenomenon wherein temporary workers outnumber the permeant workers. The demographic shift reflected in the first chapter of the book and the authors experiences connect to feminization of labor for example, When Ehrenreich goes to one of her job interviews they ask her questions that I feel like is kind of irrelevant for the job title that she is applying for they ask her questions like “Do you have any such child care problems that might make it hard for you to get to work? How many dollars of stolen goods have you purchased? Would you turn a fellow employee in if you caught them stealing? Are you honest?” this connects to feminization labor because if this was a male applicant the question would be totally different. Such workforce movement has been described as feminization of labor which refers to the increased integration of women. Since the 1980s, in the after math of mid-century civil right and women rights movements, the number of women who entered the work force has increased exponentially. I feel like based on your circumstances that you should be allowed a raise or “Mother Hours.” In my opinion I feel like “Mother hours” are good but also kind of unfair to the females that don’t have kids or kids that are old enough to take care of themselves to a point that their mothers don’t have to be home with them.
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