What is work all about?

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Gendered nature of work

Masculine work is valued more than feminine work
- Deeply engrained, difficult to change
Pay gap doesn't change because women work part-time due to home responsibilities and women are disproportionally represented in lower paid jobs

Challenges with managing volunteering

How to engage volunteers:
- Resentful to paid employees
- Volunteers have higher bargaining power
- High turnover rate - lack of resources
Increased professionalization of the sector

Non-financial reasons for working

- Provides intrinsic rewards, sense of satisfaction, social relations
- Without financial needs, many people would still work
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Role of personal values in work

- Intrinsic or self-actualization values (pursuit of growth or autonomy)
- Extrinsic values (material rewards or security)
- Social or relational values
- Self-enhancement or prestige values (looking for power)

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