Rape in The Storage Room. Groping at the Bar. Why Is the Restaurant Industry So Terrible for Women?

– The Washington Post 

After the public toppling of Miramax co-founder Harvey Weinstein, it seems every industry is looking to identify its bad actors. The Washington Post examines why women in the restaurant industry may be particularly vulnerable.

 

What Housekeepers Endure to Clean Hotel Rooms

– The Huffington Post 

The Huffington Post looks at now the national conversation around sexual harassment in the workplace is shifting to different industries, particularly focusing on the “rampant harassment in blue-collar workplaces, particularly the hotel industry.”

 

Some Instacart Workers to Strike Over Pay That Can Be as Low As $1 Per Hour

– Ars Technica

Instacart, which was founded in 2013 and has raised over $674 million in venture capital, lets customers purchase groceries online (at a markup) so “shoppers” can purchase the items directly in-store and then deliver them. Like other so-called “gig economy” startups like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and more, Instacart relies heavily on part-time or contract labor.

 

Politicians Aren’t Talking About the Biggest Challenge to the Labor Market

– The Atlantic 

Automation might be the biggest challenge to the future labor market, but policymakers seem to have their sights set elsewhere.