Work Won't Love You Back With Sarah Jaffe

Authors

Sarah Jaffe

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Description

In connection with the Berman Museum of Art exhibition Essential Work, journalist and podcaster Sarah Jaffe shares her research on labor and inequality. Sarah Jaffe is an incisive voice on labor, inequality, and social movements. Her latest book, Work Won’t Love You Back, challenges the rhetoric of “do what you love.” Told through the lives and experiences of workers in various industries, she argues that the “labor of love” mentality has led employees to sacrifice fair pay and ethical treatment for the “privilege” of feeling passionate about their work. By raising awareness of these dynamics, Jaffe endeavors to empower workers to know their worth.

Publication Date

3-2-2023

Keywords

Sarah Jaffe, essential workers, labor unions, working conditions, inequality, economy

Disciplines

Economics | Labor Relations | Social Justice | Unions | Work, Economy and Organizations

Comments

A talk held in the Berman Art Museum at Ursinus College.

The M4V video file has a run time of 1:07:31.

Recommended Citation

Jaffe, Sarah, "Work Won't Love You Back With Sarah Jaffe" (2023). Berman Conversation Series. 9.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/berman_conversations/9

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