ZRÓWNOWAŻONY ROZWÓJ W PERSPEKTYWIE FEMINISTYCZNEJ
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FROM A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE

Summary/Abstract: Purpose | To examine the potential of feminist economics as a theoretical foundation for building a sustainable development economy. Research method | A critical analysis of the literature in the field of feminist economics was conducted. Results | Feminist economics has significant advantages for constructing theories of sustainable development. It recognises the analogy between the discrimination of women and the exploitation of the natural environment. Mainstream feminist economics supports solutions from environmental economics by proposing the inclusion of corrections for the undervaluation of women's work in the theory of sustainable development. Heterodox gender economics is closer to ecological economics and alter-globalist developmental concepts. It advocates for a reassessment of the functioning of the entire economy by proposing a model based on gender neutrality and respect for the environment. Both approaches are characterised by a commitment to current disputes in economic theory, which has so far hindered the construction of a realistic sustainable development model. Originality / value / implications / recommendations | The development of feminist economic thought has been analysed. The strengths and weaknesses of M.S. Cato's sustainable development model proposals were indicated. The limitations of the feminist approach were pointed out due to the predominantly polemical nature of both currents, which so far effectively hinders the construction of a coherent feminist conception of sustainable development.

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