EP03: Part 1 - It can't be that bad: The real barriers to work

In episodes 3 and 4, Anuradha explores the barriers to the modern workplace and the impact of social injustices on the hiring process. Anuradha shares such a housing insecurity, social determinants of health, hiring bias against those with ethnic names, the impact of the domestic workload, and additional barriers people face before even entering the workforce. One of the features of capitalism and colonialism is the exploitation of difference – we explore some of the ways racialized and gendered difference have been exploited and the impacts they have on historically disenfranchised populations in the workplace. Stay tuned for part 2, where we continue the exploration. Before we consider solutions and glimpses of post capitalist and equitable workplaces in episode 5, Anuradha urges you to sit with the discomfort and unease with the realities of the current workplace.

Some related resources to peruse:

LGBTQ youth and home insecurity

Statistics around foster children and housing insecurity

WHO and social determinants of health

Epigenetics and intergenerational trauma

BBC report of bias against people with ethnic names in the hiring process

ONS Data about women shouldering the responsibility of unpaid work

Trans experiences in the workplace and Trans inclusive workplaces