PHLB13H3 Lecture Notes - Mitsubishi 1Mf, Fast Fashion, Economic Globalization
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A. little work done on global discrimination, so a. jagger in a position to make big claims about how to proceed in the field. Great variations of situations (ex. financial situations) Can"t do philosophy of feminism as such/theory. Emphasis on three differences amongst women in recent theory. Obscured recognition of disparities between women and men that are systematic. Women"s unpaid labour produces a large amount of goods and services (ex. cooking and house cleaning: production, useful) Major theories (ex. political and economic theory) Force/sacrifice is what women"s work seems like. Women"s work doesn"t fit the market model and is thus, untheorized Human individuals act in a rational manner for their self interests. As a result, until recently women"s work was untheorized. Women"s work doesn"t fit the market model. Now that it"s noticed, how should it be interpreted. Is it in effect, a subsidy for both governments and businesses.
