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Problém „chůvy“ ve feminismu
The „Nanny“ Question in Feminism

Author(s): Joan Tronto
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Sociologický ústav
Keywords: feminist movement; domestic workers; care; justice

Summary/Abstract: Are social movements responsible for their unfinished agendas? Feminist successes in opening the professions to women paved the way for the emergence of the upper middle‑class two‑career household. These households sometimes hire domestic servants to accomplish their child care work. If, as I shall argue, this practice is unjust and furthers social inequality, then it poses a moral problem for any feminist commitment to social justice.

  • Issue Year: 13/2012
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 3-11
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Czech