LABR 2Q92 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Rosalie Abella, Social Reproduction, Intersectionality

• School: Brock University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABR 2Q92
• Professor: Dan Crow

Document Summary

In this course we will analyse how various inequalities, such as those based on gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, ability and citizen status are reproduced and resisted in workplaces, workers" organizations, employment policy, and projects of change. Equality and equity sometimes equality means treating people the same, despite their differences, and sometimes it means treating them as equals by accommodating their differences . Equity refers to what is fair under the circumstances . Rosalie abella, 1984 royal commission on equality in employment. Break down barriers for individuals, create more inclusive workplaces and other institutions. Central to building a more comprehensive and cohesive working class politics: solidarity must be inclusive of all workers, a class for itself must be inclusive of all components of the class. Theorizing diversity and equity: understanding the links between intersectionality and solidarity, history of equity movements in the labour movement. Focus on the social reproduction of varieties of inequality.