Kathi Weeks talks about how criticisms of work must include “the whole working day” and not just paid work. This is related to the gendered nature of the work. Summarize his argument. In her book “The Problem with Work: Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics and Postwork Imaginaries” Kathi Weeks (2011) argues that we work too much today and that work is quite important and is a requirement for survival. Work has become a privatized system and is ultimately a way of life (p.3). He also states that the idea that a person must work to become a worker is more related to discipline than economics. Human beings become social and political subjects within the work. Therefore, work has become a key place to classify oneself (p.8). Gender identities are also created and strengthened through work. Weeks (2011) proposes to challenge not only the economic and political organization of work, but to confront its normativeness and moralization. Examines the dominant idea of ​​the “work ethic,” which implies that work is essential for individual growth, self-realization, and the maintenance of status and social recognition within society (p.11). Therefore, in a fight against labor issues the central demand should be to refuse to work instead of fighting for better wages. Weeks takes the concept of work refusal from the autonomous Marxist tradition developed in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s. According to her, this concept allows us to analyze the value and meaning of work (p.13). Work is a problem because it dominates our lives and benefits capitalism. Therefore, to undermine work-related problems, we must stop working. Weeks criticizes second wave feminists of the 1970s. She argues that Marxist feminism “tends to focus more on the critical… middle of paper… moment when we feel most united and connected to our loved ones but at the same time we are distant from them. However, I believe that this is a new form of organization with its advantages and disadvantages, but we decide whether to take it on completely, take on only the best part of it, or whether to resist. Furthermore, in our busy lives we can recognize those others who suffer from the same system of social media oppression and create new ways of resistance. Therefore, social media, by keeping everyone on their toes, can become our best tool for generating critical thinking, discussing political action, and starting a revolution. Works Cited Hardt, M. & Negri, A. (2012). Declaration. New York, NY: Argo Navis Author Service.Weeks, K. (2011). The problem of work: feminism, Marxism, anti-work policies and post-work imaginaries. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.