status consistency wanted
Status matters, but not in the way we might think. While it may not, for example, be surprising to learn that being attractive helps secure … Read More
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shedding the wealth
Let’s be real: taxes and fees stink. In Venezuela, a nation experiencing an ongoing political and economic crisis, nearly 52% of the workforce depends upon … Read More
who’s on top?
Let’s face it: sex work is a highly stigmatized occupation. Although we might expect the shared experience of stigmatization to foster solidarity among sex workers, … Read More
Being The Boss
Managing our own feelings and those of others—which scholars call “emotional labor”—on the job and off, it’s something we all have to do. Research has … Read More
To Hire or Not to Hire?
Several studies show that decisions about who to hire contribute to occupational gender segregation. But what about the decision not to hire? In American … Read More
Sex Work and Status Perks
How do marginalized men working in illicit markets create opportunities to improve their own racialized masculine status? In Gender & Society, Sharon S. Oselin … Read More
Harvesters of the White Desert
Abhaben’s shack, her home in the Rann of Kutch for eight months a year, is built of jute bags and plastic sheets. Partially shaded by … Read More
Foraging on the Margins of the Labor Market
Finding a job is hard no matter who you are. But some people face more barriers to obtaining employment than others, including racial minorities and … Read More
Pushes and Pulls for Professional Women
Gender divides in the types of work men and women often do contribute to inequality in earnings, yet women face continued difficulty entering predominantly men’s … Read More
Hope in the Sweatshops of Buenos Aires
We went into La Salada, Latin America’s largest marketplace for low-cost garments, with a clear idea of what the word “sweatshop” meant: deplorable working conditions, … Read More
