Tag: the conversation
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What is emotional labour – and how do we get it wrong?

Michael James Walsh, University of Canberra and Stephanie Alice Baker, City, University of London The term “emotional labour” is applied to an array of home-based activities — from keeping mental to-do lists, to remembering to call your in-laws on their birthdays. Some advocate the need to teach boys emotional labour, or identify it as the…
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How to navigate self-managed abortion issues such as access, wait times and complications – a family physician explains

Grace Shih, University of Washington “Are these pills legit? If I send money, am I even going to get these pills?” These are the kinds of questions people have when they are curious about ordering medication abortion pills online. This process, often called “self-sourced medication abortion,” refers to an individual finding or sourcing medications to…
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Monarch butterflies join the Red List of endangered species, thanks to habitat loss, climate change and pesticides

Kristen A. Baum, Oklahoma State University On July 21, 2022, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature placed the migratory monarch butterfly on its Red List of threatened species and classified it as endangered. Monarchs migrate across North America each year and are one of the continent’s most widely recognized species. The Conversation asked…
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Grassroots mojo and 4 other reasons Starbucks workers have been so successful unionizing

By John Logan, San Francisco State University Starbucks Workers United won its 100th election on May 27, 2022 – fittingly, in Seattle, the company’s hometown. And the union has notched another 46 victories in the just over two weeks since then. It comes six months after organizers won their first two union victories, in Buffalo,…