Susan Ferguson

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Women and Work

Feminism, Labour, and Social Reproduction

With #MeToo dominating headlines and an unprecedented number of women running for office, the fight for women’s equality has perhaps never been higher on the political agenda. Around … 192 View
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Acknowledgements

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Author’s acknowledgements. 2 $0.20 Add
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Introduction

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The author notes that the book is about how feminists have understood women’s work, then provides a short examination of feminist theories of labour: equality, critical equality, and social … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Labour Lens

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The chapter considers the question – "What is work?" – then explores the historical intersections between capitalism, work, women, and feminist theory. 15 $1.50 Add
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The Rational-Humanist Roots of Equality Feminism

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The author examines the historical roots of the equality feminist perspective, highlighting how education and work has been traditionally gendered. 21 $2.10 Add
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Socialist Feminism

Two Approaches to Understanding Women's Work

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This chapter explores socialist feminism in the nineteenth century, focusing on the intersection between social reproduction theory and its analysis of women’s unpaid work at home. 22 $2.20 Add
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Equal Work For and Against Capital

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The author analyzes the founding, dominant texts of the socialist feminist tradition. 17 $1.70 Add
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Anti-Racist Feminism and Women’s Work

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An exploration of anti-racist feminists, this chapter highlights the belief that fighting capitalism is akin to fighting racism and sexism. 14 $1.40 Add
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A Political Economy of "Women’s Work"

Producing Patriarchal Capitalism

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This chapter examines social reproduction feminism in the 1970s and 1980s, arguing that by the end of the 1980s it had run its course. 26 $2.60 Add
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Renewing Social Reproduction Feminism

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The author argues that precarious workforces are the result of systematic oppression and that social reproduction labour is critical to resisting capital labour. 18 $1.80 Add
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The Social Reproduction Strike

Life-Making Beyond Capitalism

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This chapter argues that building solidarity among different feminist groups is the means and end of the social reproduction strike. 24 $2.40 Add
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Afterword

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A short examination of where the author’s three feminist theories of labour are today. 2 $0.20 Add
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Notes

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Index

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Beyond the Welfare State?

Left Capitalism and Global Capitalist Restructuring

From: Restructuring and Resistance

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