Labour Studies

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Who Are We?

Who Are We?

Identity and Intersections

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 4, Khasnabish digs into the power-laden process of identification as a collective rather than individual phenomenon. In this chapter, topics include: an examination of how a society’s … 25 $2.50 Add
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Who Belongs to Unions? Who Doesn't and Why?

Who Belongs to Unions? Who Doesn’t and Why?

From: Building a Better World Third Edition

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Why are Mothers Still the Default Parent?

Why are Mothers Still the Default Parent?

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

This chapter highlights and critiques the outdated social constructions and everyday sexism that continue to constrain mothers and fathers. It looks at the many challenges of parenthood typically … 33 $3.30 Add
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Why Do Economic Inequalities Matter?

Why Do Economic Inequalities Matter?

From: The Age of Increasing Inequality

Faster economic growth is not a feasible solution for Canada’s problem of increasing inequality. But although technological change will create new problems of job destruction, it also … 20 $2.00 Add
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Why do economic inequalities matter?
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Why do economic inequalities matter?

From: The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada

In this chapter, the author asks why economic inequality matters in early twenty-first-century Canada. 21 $2.10 Add
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Why Sexuality is Work

Why Sexuality is Work

1975

From: Revolution at Point Zero

The essays in part 1 of the book explore the theoretical foundations of the politicization of housework. These essays explore the wages against housework movement, the transactional nature of … 5 $0.50 Add
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Wild in Massachusetts

Wild in Massachusetts

Leadership Development for a Changing Labour Movement

From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling

Dale Melcher, Tess Ewing and Susan Winning, labour educators based at the University of Massachusetts, examine best practices and challenges of the Women’s Institute for Leadership … ; ; 18 $1.80 Add
Winnipeg 1919

Winnipeg 1919

The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike

On May 15, 1919 workers from across Winnipeg, ranging from metal workers to telephone operators, united to spark the largest worker revolt in Canadian history. Even the Winnipeg police voted to … 340 View
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Women and Basic Income

Women and Basic Income

From: Basic Income For Canadians

This chapter specifically investigates the impact that basic income has on women. 19 $1.90 Add
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Women Breaking Barriers

Women Breaking Barriers

Using Education to Develop Women's Leadership Inside Canada's Largest Union

From: Labour in Canada Cracking Labour's Glass Ceiling

In Chapter 9, Morna Ballantyne and Jane Stinson, retired national staff with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, discuss Women Breaking Barriers, the leadership program for women activists … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Women, Globalization, and the International Women’s Movement

Women, Globalization, and the International Women’s Movement

2001

From: Revolution at Point Zero

The essays in part 2 of the book explore the patriarchal foundations that the global economy is built on. The essays in this section cover topics including the International Women’s … 6 $0.60 Add
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Women, Land Struggles, and Globalization: An International Perspective

Women, Land Struggles, and Globalization: An International Perspective

2004

From: Revolution at Point Zero

The essays in part 3 of the book explore the modern female experience from a variety of perspectives. These include individuals involved in elder care, migrant domestic workers and subsistence farmers. 12 $1.20 Add
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Women's Strategies in the Globalized Lake Victoria Fisheries

Women’s Strategies in the Globalized Lake Victoria Fisheries

From: Changing Tides

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Work Alone

Work Alone

A New App That Helps Sex Workers

From: Rock Paper Sex, Volume II

This short chapter describes an app that helps protect workers and clients at Blue Door. 2 $0.20 Add
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Work and Human Dignity

Work and Human Dignity

From: Basic Income For Canadians

This chapter looks at how we assign value to people based on their jobs and how basic income could end that way of measuring the value of humans. 21 $2.10 Add