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I found another thing interesting, in being the job health concerns for the bell system women. To think that having limited mobility could cause "miscarriage, eye strain, backaches, [etc.]" (p 276) as well as mental health was kind of a shock, not to mention the risk of toxic chemicals to other new technologies being added to the workplaces like photocopiers and printers as well as the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome. The stress of any job can take a toll on one's body, but to think of all of these hazards and risks, to me it's almost like working in a factory, with the number of risks. African American women seeing the most of this stress, especially on their mental health because of the extreme racism they were still having to deal with, seem to still need to be working their way up the job market. -Claire Brooks | I found another thing interesting, in being the job health concerns for the bell system women. To think that having limited mobility could cause "miscarriage, eye strain, backaches, [etc.]" (p 276) as well as mental health was kind of a shock, not to mention the risk of toxic chemicals to other new technologies being added to the workplaces like photocopiers and printers as well as the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome. The stress of any job can take a toll on one's body, but to think of all of these hazards and risks, to me it's almost like working in a factory, with the number of risks. African American women seeing the most of this stress, especially on their mental health because of the extreme racism they were still having to deal with, seem to still need to be working their way up the job market. -Claire Brooks | ||
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| + | These jobs seemed hazardous just to work as a bell system woman. I can't help but to see the expansive inequality. These women were given the "opportunity" to work in a racist country in jobs that were dangerous to their living. Thus, they weren't seen as necessarily equal, but expected to serve in these hazardous jobs, get little pay and recieve little to no recognition for their services provided. To me, however, this raises another question, isn't working in a place for little money and with no equality the same pattern this country has always had involving anyone different? --Stephanie Lipscomb | ||
