Palak Shah "Who's Gonna Care?"

Summary: <p><br></p><p>Playing for Team Human today is Palak Shah, Social Innovations Director of the <a href="https://www.domesticworkers.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA)</a>. Palak will be enlightening us about America’s hidden labor force, the value they create, and how we can support her efforts to give them the voice and dignity they deserve. </p><br><p>While domestic work has long been viewed as something less than “real work,” Palak explains how this invisible labor is actually the backbone of both our society and the economy. Together, Palak and Douglas look at how our perceptions of domestic work are so deeply influenced by biases of gender, race, and class. Shah also looks at how the legacy of slavery and decades of immigration policy continue to influence domestic work in today's economy. As the economy goes digital and the labor force increasingly moves online to platforms and apps, Shah and the NDWA are working to shape the way technology and the on-demand economy intersects with care work. It’s a conversation that brings us back to fundamental Team Human questions – Who is going to care for our children, our sick, and our elderly? Who's going to care for our caregivers?</p><br><p>In this episode, Palak mentions a specific innovation for “portable benefits” called Alia. This week Alia is featured in Wired magazine. Read about it here: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-an-app-could-give-some-gig-workers-a-safety-net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How an App Could Give Some Workers a Safety Net</a></p><br><p>Also mentioned is the <a href="http://faircarepledge.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fair Care Pledge</a> and <a href="http://www.goodworkcode.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Good Work Code</a>. </p><br><p>This episode features a recording of Palak Shah’s speech before a live audience at the 2015 Persona Democracy Forum. Visit the <a href="https://personaldemocracy.com/palak-shah" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PDF website</a> for details and the complete presentation.</p><br><p>Rushkoff opens the show with a monologue about the recent Facebook campaign to restore its image as a friend and partner in building a safe space on the internet. On the “big scary internet,” who are our true friends?</p><br><p>Today’s show start and ends with music thanks to <a href="https://fugazi.bandcamp.com/track/foremans-dog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dischord Records and Fugazi</a>. Also featured are originals by <a href="http://www.joshuasitronmusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Josh Sitron and the Team Human Band</a> and <a href="https://teamhuman.fm/episodes/ep-31-r-u-sirius/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 31 guest, R.U. Sirius</a>.</p><p>You can sustain this show via <a href="http://patreon.com/teamhuman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. And please leave us a <a href="http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1140331811" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">review on iTunes</a>.</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>