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January 21, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
The Beginning of the End of Meaningless Work
Ten years out from “The Problem With Work,” the theorist Kathi Weeks considers the current labor crisis, “essential” jobs, and post-pandemic futures
August 20, 2014
Alice Robb
New Dads Get More Breaks than New Moms in the Office
October 11, 2013
Marc Tracy
Moms and Dads Both Want Time With Their Kids. Why Do Moms Spend More?
September 25, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Have Professional Women Created a Worse World for Their Working Class Peers?
July 25, 2013
Marc Tracy
What Happens to Pregnant Women at a Big Law Firm
July 18, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Pelosi's Secret Women's Issue: Minimum Wage

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