reparations & exploitation

Brad Mayer concrete at dnai.com
Wed Mar 7 09:45:23 PST 2001


Thank you Wojtek, for saving me the trouble. We can talk from our subjectivities all we want, but please don't slop around with the limits of capitalism and class society.

Yes , the word JOB, especially in uppercase letters, does hit a button with me.

-Brad Mayer


>It is a false assumption that jobs are defined independently of the
>property relations, mode of production, etc. If you get rid capitalism and
>capitalist division of labor, capitalist jobs descriptions will disappear
>as well.


> At 05:45 PM 3/9/01 +0000, Yoshie wrote:
> >>oh my god! yes, it's true that women in same occupations, with same
> >>experience, education, work commitment etc often get paid less than
> >>men. but the reason why women are paid less is explained MORE by
> >>occupational segregation and further segregation within
> >>occupations. (women tend to be food service managers, h.r. managers,
etc)
> >>
> >>that is NOT exploitation. if you got rid of capitalism, then it's quite
> >>possible that the same reasons why women end up in jobs that pay less
will
> >>end up in the same kinds of jobs which are typically accorded less
status,
> >>prestige, etc.
> >>
> >>why is that being ignored?



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