EP03: Part 1 - It can't be that bad: The real barriers to work

07/12/2024 28 min Temporada 1 Episodio 3

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In episodes 3 and 4, Anuradha explores the barriers to the modern workplace and the impact of social injustices on the hiring process. Anuradha shares such a housing insecurity, social determinants of health, hiring bias against those with ethnic names, the impact of the domestic workload, and additional barriers people face before even entering the workforce. One of the features of capitalism and colonialism is the exploitation of difference – we explore some of the ways racialized and gendered difference have been exploited and the impacts they have on historically disenfranchised populations in the workplace. Stay tuned for part 2, where we continue the exploration. Before we consider solutions and glimpses of post capitalist and equitable workplaces in episode 5, Anuradha urges you to sit with the discomfort and unease with the realities of the current workplace.Some related resources to peruse:LGBTQ youth and home insecurityStatistics around foster children and housing insecurityWHO and social determinants of healthEpigenetics and intergenerational traumaBBC report of bias against people with ethnic names in the hiring processONS Data about women shouldering the responsibility of unpaid workTrans experiences in the workplace and Trans inclusive workplaces___We love our listeners! Thanks for being a part of the community. We love hearing from you; send Anuradha a note.Buy me a coffee to support us as we create The Post Capitalist Workplace podcast.