“You have organizers doing this work, but they don't have resources.'
While Payment for Placements focuses on social work, students in a variety of professions are advocating for changes to the expectation of unpaid labor with an eye toward making these jobs more accessible. These students say economic hardship shouldn’t be a prerequisite for entering their fields of choice., is what she sees as a lack of representation for Hispanic social workers.
“If you are a parent, if you have a family, if you have to have a job, if you’re poor, if you're disabled, it's so difficult to get into the field of social work,” says Elise Colquitt, 24, co-chair of P4P at the University of Georgia. Some programs discourage students from having outside jobs since it adds to their level of stress, Colquitt tells. She was given advice to pick up shifts at a restaurant, for example, but that option isn’t feasible, because she’s disabled.
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