HTTP/2 301 server: nginx date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:14:51 GMT content-type: application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8 location: https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/comments/feed/ strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 x-hacker: Want root? Visit join.a8c.com/hacker and mention this header. host-header: WordPress.com link: ; rel="https://api.w.org/" vary: accept, content-type, cookie last-modified: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:14:51 GMT etag: "708549de62e5319517ccd854ed761fc7" x-redirect-by: WordPress x-ac: 4.bom _dca MISS alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400 server-timing: a8c-cdn, dc;desc=bom, cache;desc=MISS;dur=342.0 HTTP/2 200 server: nginx date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:14:51 GMT content-type: application/rss+xml; charset=UTF-8 strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000 vary: Accept-Encoding x-hacker: Want root? Visit join.a8c.com/hacker and mention this header. host-header: WordPress.com link: ; rel="https://api.w.org/" vary: accept, content-type, cookie last-modified: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:14:51 GMT etag: W/"708549de62e5319517ccd854ed761fc7" content-encoding: gzip x-ac: 3.bom _dca MISS alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=86400 server-timing: a8c-cdn, dc;desc=bom, cache;desc=MISS;dur=385.0 https://workinprogress.oowsection.org Sociology on the economy, work and inequality Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:46:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.com/ https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2015/07/08/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-saida-grundy-zandria-robinson-and-why-calls-for-their-firing-are-a-problem-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-168954 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:46:47 +0000 https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/?p=3120#comment-168954 […] Simply put, academia is behind the times.  And, there’s far too much academic cowardice, rather than academic bravery, to entrust our protection to our universities.  Controversy — the very thing that academic freedom is designed to protect us against (professionally) — is feared rather than embraced.  What’s worse is that these attacks coincide with, or have even been made possible by, the decline of labor rights and protections for academics.  Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield argued this in an insightful essay,  “Canaries in the Coal Mine? Saida Grundy, Zandria F. Robinson, and Why Calls for their Firing are a P…: […]

]]> https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2017/08/17/the-cost-of-sexual-harassment/comment-page-1/#comment-168949 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:31:26 +0000 https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/?p=5281#comment-168949 […] concentrate on their work due to the presence of sexual innuendos. In another study published in Gender and Society, around 80% of women who have been sexually harassed leave their professions within two […]

]]> https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2017/09/26/stronger-together-building-new-worker-co-ops-with-union-support/comment-page-1/#comment-168946 Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:02:10 +0000 https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/?p=5462#comment-168946 […] Stronger together? Building new worker co-ops with union support, 2017 […]

]]> https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2014/11/06/organizational-sociology-after-nikefication/comment-page-1/#comment-168944 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:07:23 +0000 https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/?p=2440#comment-168944 […] Jerry Davis, an organizational sociologist who research how firms have modified prior to now few a long time, refers back to the outsourcing of operations to lower-wage workers because the “Nikefication” of organizations, referencing Nike’s notorious outsourcing of its shoe production to lower-wage abroad employees. Shareholders celebrated Nike as a result of this outsourcing lowered its labor prices. Notably, “Nikefication” largely evaded present authorized oversight and prices. As some proof that the applied sciences within the early 2000s contributed to the Nikefication of data work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the “laptop and digital merchandise” trade shed 750,000 web jobs in the US between 2000 and 2011. […]

]]> https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2014/11/06/organizational-sociology-after-nikefication/comment-page-1/#comment-168943 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:35:15 +0000 https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/?p=2440#comment-168943 […] Jerry Davis, an organizational sociologist who research how firms have modified prior to now few a long time, refers back to the outsourcing of operations to lower-wage workers because the “Nikefication” of organizations, referencing Nike’s notorious outsourcing of its shoe production to lower-wage abroad staff. Shareholders celebrated Nike as a result of this outsourcing lowered its labor prices. Notably, “Nikefication” largely evaded present authorized oversight and prices. As some proof that the applied sciences within the early 2000s contributed to the Nikefication of data work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the “laptop and digital merchandise” business shed 750,000 web jobs in the US between 2000 and 2011. […]

]]> https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2014/11/06/organizational-sociology-after-nikefication/comment-page-1/#comment-168942 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:55:15 +0000 https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/?p=2440#comment-168942 […] Jerry Davis, an organizational sociologist who studies how corporations have changed in the past few decades, refers to the outsourcing of operations to lower-wage workers as the “Nikefication” of organizations, referencing Nike’s infamous outsourcing of its shoe production to lower-wage overseas workers. Shareholders celebrated Nike because this outsourcing lowered its labor costs. Notably, “Nikefication” largely evaded existing legal oversight and costs. As some evidence that the technologies in the early 2000s contributed to the Nikefication of knowledge work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the “computer and electronic products” industry shed 750,000 net jobs in the United States between 2000 and 2011. […]

]]> https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2014/11/06/organizational-sociology-after-nikefication/comment-page-1/#comment-168941 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:33:37 +0000 https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/?p=2440#comment-168941 […] Jerry Davis, an organizational sociologist who research how companies have modified previously few a long time, refers back to the outsourcing of operations to lower-wage workers because the “Nikefication” of organizations, referencing Nike’s notorious outsourcing of its shoe production to lower-wage abroad staff. Shareholders celebrated Nike as a result of this outsourcing lowered its labor prices. Notably, “Nikefication” largely evaded present authorized oversight and prices. As some proof that the applied sciences within the early 2000s contributed to the Nikefication of information work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the “pc and digital merchandise” trade shed 750,000 internet jobs in the USA between 2000 and 2011. […]

]]> https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2012/09/22/early-childhood-education-no-place-for-men/comment-page-1/#comment-168937 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 03:09:11 +0000 https://oowsection.org/?p=1134#comment-168937 I’m a man that’s been working in childcare for over 20 years now. I don’t work with early childhood but more elementary and middle school range. It’s been a very rewarding career overall to have made a positive impact in many kids lives. At the same time it often comes with great sacrifice and personal distress as nearly every single job that I’ve held working with kids I’ve run into people both staff members and parents who simply don’t like me or trust me being there simply because I’m a male. They assume males in childcare automatically must mean “child predator”. To be fair most parents have actually been very supportive over the years seeing the great work I do with their kids from all the positive feedback that comes from their kids. There’s always a few though that just don’t like or trust you because you’re a male. Show you’re enthusiastic with high energy about your job and you stand out even more to those people who choose to see you in the wrong light. Try to reach out to a particular child that’s struggling showing them some extra time or attention and you might get accused of trying to “groom” them. It’s seriously that ridiculous absurd sometimes!  These people, parents and staff watch your every move looking for any little subjective thing that they can twist in their minds to try to use against you. ”Oh the child gave you a hug and you hugged them back” Like gee I didn’t know acting like a normal loving caring human being was a crime. ”Oh the child sat next to you during the movie and leaned against you for comfort and support” I didn’t know allowing this was suddenly a S-crime? ”Oh you gave that child a piggy back ride” I didn’t know that was considered s-crime either?? Like seriously what the heck is wrong with people who think like this! The real sickness is inside their own heads! Taking normal human behaviors when it comes to interacting with children and turning them into something perverse in their own minds that they can then use to project against you as if they just caught a predator or something. It’s nuts and it’s been quite a challenge at times over the years. I’ve almost left the field all together because of it! I stay simply because it’s part of who I am and what I do. I stay for the kids. Now at the same time I get it! Parents are simply being protective of their kids! I honestly would expect them to be on some level. Absolutely be carful about whom you trust with your children both male and female! However it’s reached a point where it’s completely irrational and turned into a kind of witch hunt based purely on subjective perverted thinking. Little do some of these parents know that I would destroy anyone that every tried to hurt their child. I genuinely love and care for the children I’ve been entrusted with and would defend them with my life if I had to. It’s one of those things that’s very primal. I wish more could be done to raise awareness of men in the childcare fields and the totally unjust harassment and discrimination that they often face. If anyone would like to organize please feel free to contact me. Thank-You

]]> https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2014/10/06/subordination-in-home-service-jobs-comparing-providers-of-home-based-childcare-elder-care-and-cleaning-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-168930 Sun, 05 Nov 2023 19:22:46 +0000 https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/?p=2377#comment-168930 Hi thanks for shariing this

]]> https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2012/09/22/early-childhood-education-no-place-for-men/comment-page-1/#comment-168929 Mon, 23 Oct 2023 19:30:53 +0000 https://oowsection.org/?p=1134#comment-168929 In reply to Lata Murti.

There we go again. Women benefitting from sexism and complaining about the patriarchy. Its all neo-liberal bullshit

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