Gender work
Subtitle: feminism after neoliberalism
By: Robin Truth Goodman
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781137381194
Subjects: Feminist theory; Feminism; Neoliberalism; Labor; Feminist economics
Description: Recently, labor has acquired a re-emergent public relevance. In response, feminist theory urgently needs to reconsider the relationship between labor and gender. This book builds a theoretically-informed politics about changes in the gendered structure of labor by analyzing how the symbolic power of gender is put in the service of neoliberal practices. Goodman traces the cultural contextualization of 'women's work' from its Marxist roots to its current practices. From the income gap to the gendering of industries, Goodman explores and critiques the rise of corporate power under neoliberalism and the ways and whys that femininity has become one of its principle commodities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index.