Connolly Youth Movement
Now is the perfect time to reflect on the problem of the second shift faced by women in the workplace and home. This article reviews Working Parents and the Revolution at Home by Professor Arlie Hochschild and explores how men can behave more responsibly in the division of labour.
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Banking in Ireland has a rightly deserved negative reputation, with private developers exploiting the public exchequer to rack up immense profits while engaging in socially irresponsible and reckless practices. This article asks the question – is another way possible?
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Now more than ever, a communist response is needed – one that will transcend the false dichotomy of economic stability vs. human life and protect workers’ livelihoods while defeating the virus.
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The CYM is the perfect environment to nurture your activism and theory. Everyone is learning and acting together. The CYM unites activism and theory, and that can challenge your assumptions about what works and what doesn’t.
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The idea of performing meditation during a stressful or hectic shift is laughable but even more so is the initial suggestion of adopting aspects of eastern philosophy to enhance work life. Trying to sanitize and repackage the teachings and reflections of eastern philosophers which centre around harmony and balance are bizarre suggestions by themselves and completely ill-fitting within a corporate environment.
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