Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Work-life balance isn't working for women. Why? (apnews.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ptz@dubvee.org to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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About half of working women reported feeling stressed “a lot of the day,” compared to about 4 in 10 men, according to a Gallup report published this week.

The report suggests that competing demands of work and home comprise part of the problem: working women who are parents or guardians are more likely than men who are parents to say they have declined or delayed a promotion at work because of personal or family obligations, and mothers are more likely than fathers to “strongly agree” that they are the default responders for unexpected child care issues.

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I am not one of these overstressed working women now because:

My kids are older (youngest is still in high school, one in college, the rest adult now)

My husband does as much around the house as I do, including what is referred to as the "mental load", he was a single dad before we got together.

That's it. When my kids were younger and their dad didn't do as much, yeah I was stressed. It's stressful.

My job is demanding but somewhat flexible too, that does help, but mostly its because no little kids and a husband who doesn't think all the kid and house stuff is my job.