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Recommended Readings
Doucet, Andrea. 2004. “‘It’s Almost Like I Have a Job, but I Don’t Get Paid’: Fathers at Home Reconfiguring Work, Care, and Masculinity.” Fathering 2(3):227–303. Fathers who stay at home doing carework find ways to remain connected to traditionally masculine sources of identity. They develop new sets of relations between home and work and often develop a new sense of self and time use.
Hochschild, Arlie and Anne Machung. 1989. The Second Shift. New York: Penguin Group. A classic discussion of gendered inequality in the home, which forces women to face (sometimes) more hours of paid and unpaid work a day than their spouses.
Recommended Websites
International Labour Organization
The first specialized agency of the UN, the main goals of the ILO are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, improve social protection, and strengthen discussion on work-related issues.
Ontario Ministry of Labour
This ministry was set up in 1919 to develop and enforce labour legislation. It aims to advance safe, fair, and harmonious workplace practices.
Aboriginal Futures
Training and employment services for urban Indigenous Peoples.
Recommended Films
As I Am. 2010. Directed by Nadia Myre. Canada: National Film Board. This short, four-minute experimental documentary challenges stereotypes about Indigenous Peoples in the workplace.
Between the Laughter. 1984. Directed by Barbara K. Lee. Canada: National Film Board. This documentary looks at the life of a deaf stand-up comedian who discusses the challenges of work among other things.
Doctors Without Residency. 2010. Directed by Tetchena Bellange. Canada: National Film Board. This documentary looks at the experiences of foreign-trained doctors in Canada with a focus on systemic racism.
The Interview. 2010. Directed by Claire Blanchet. Canada: National Film Board. This two-minute animated video demonstrates how racial stereotypes and prejudices deprive a highly qualified candidate of a fair interview.