Basic Income and the Gendered Division of Labour
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Julieta M. Elgarte
A basic income has been regarded as a policy that could advance gender justice because of its ability to protect women from some of the consequences of the gendered division of labour. I argue, though, that full justice for women plausibly entails the abolishment of traditional gender roles and that a feminist assessment of basic income should then look at its ability to help us move away from traditional gender roles. I also argue that basic income could meet the demands we should place on our income security policy as we move towards a gender-just society; and I defend basic income against the objection that, given current gender norms, it might lead to a reinforcement of the gendered division of labour.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Front Matter
- Content
- List of Contributors
- Research Note
- Introduction: Revisiting the Feminism and Basic Income Debate
- Basic Income and the Gendered Division of Labour
- Basic Income Grants or the Welfare State: Which Better Promotes Gender Equality?
- All Things Considered, Should Feminists Embrace Basic Income?
- Institutionalizing the Universal Caretaker Through a Basic Income?
- Basic Income, Gender Justice and the Costs of Gender-Symmetrical Lifestyles
- Can a Basic Income Lead to a More Gender Equal Society?
- Book Review
- Review of Amilcar Moreira, The Activation Dilemma: Reconciling the Fairness and Effectiveness of Minimum Income Schemes in Europe
- Review of Erik Christensen, The Heretical Political Discourse: A Discourse Analysis of the Danish Debate on Basic Income
Articles in the same Issue
- Front Matter
- Content
- List of Contributors
- Research Note
- Introduction: Revisiting the Feminism and Basic Income Debate
- Basic Income and the Gendered Division of Labour
- Basic Income Grants or the Welfare State: Which Better Promotes Gender Equality?
- All Things Considered, Should Feminists Embrace Basic Income?
- Institutionalizing the Universal Caretaker Through a Basic Income?
- Basic Income, Gender Justice and the Costs of Gender-Symmetrical Lifestyles
- Can a Basic Income Lead to a More Gender Equal Society?
- Book Review
- Review of Amilcar Moreira, The Activation Dilemma: Reconciling the Fairness and Effectiveness of Minimum Income Schemes in Europe
- Review of Erik Christensen, The Heretical Political Discourse: A Discourse Analysis of the Danish Debate on Basic Income
