Gender, Race, Class and Work

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Gender, Race, Class and Work
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Steinberg

• What is the problem? (I.e. why do we have pay
  inequity, according to Steinberg?)
• Pay inequity is partially (and significantly) a
  result of devaluing work associated with women
  femaleness itself accounts for the status (and
  pay) we attribute to a job (egs?)
• What is the solution?
• Comparable worth Equal pay for work of equal
  value (can be dissimilar work)

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Sweatshop Labor

• What is a sweatshop?
• US GAO shop/workplace that violates more than
  one labor law Three Ds
• Why are women of color the predominant workers in
  these jobs according to Louie and Deleon?
• Immigrant women
• Few alternatives available to poor women of color

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Policy Solutions Eliminating Sweatshops

• Govts and employers and IOs must respect rights
  of immigrant and refugee workers
• Hold manufacturers accountable for unfair
  contracts
• Repeal discriminatory sanctions
• Enact legalization programs
• Protect right of family unification
• Provide services to those in need, esp women and
  girls
• Ratify UN Instruments
• Involve organizations of workers themselves

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Women of Color in US

• Wage disparities among women
• Occupational segregation by race and gender