Socialist-Feminism and the Conceptualisation of Work in the British Women's Liberation Movement, 1968-1999

社会主义女权主义和英国妇女解放运动中的工作概念化，1968-1999

• 批准号: 2885560
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Reading
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2885560
• 关键词: Socialist; Feminism; Conceptualisation; Work; British

Global coronavirus lockdowns reignited debates concerning the division of family labour and the place of 'work' in society (Delmar, 2020; Horgan, 2021). This theme was, however, examined in the mid- to late-20th century by socialist-feminism, a theoretical grouping with extensive influence in the British Women's Liberation Movement (BWLM). The period was one of considerable social and political change, with deindustrialisation and neoliberalism challenging traditional ideas of the workplace, the home, and the family (Harrison, 2011). Socialist-feminism acted within this to attempt to dismantle the patriarchal, capitalist society, asserting that women were constrained by their financial dependence on men (Campbell & Charlton, 1978; M/F Editorial, 1978). Work was paramount to this, as prominent socialist-feminist Michèle Barrett stated; female 'oppression is inexplicable without an understanding of...the division of labour at work and in the home' (Barrett, 1988). This research will explore these notions, their divergences and intersections across five themes to understand why socialist-feminism transitioned from being a lively arena of debate in the early-1970s that challenged the link between work and motherhood, to one that struggled to theorise increases in female part-time employment and higher education levels in the late-1990s (Segal, 1987; Skeggs, 1995). ContextThe BWLM contained a plethora of theoretical strands campaigning for societal transformation, with the involvement of leftist activists allowing socialist-feminism to grow in support and theoretical sophistication from 1968 (Bouchier, 1983; Kennedy, 2008; Binard, 2017). This research begins with the 1968 Ford Dagenham strike, often cited as the founding event of the BWLM, and ends in 1999 after the movement had dissipated (Bruley & Forster, 2016; Watkins, 2018). This will allow for an examination of how the rise of female employment, particularly working mothers, forced socialist-feminism to reconsider the societal position of work. Jolly's Sisterhood and After (2019) is a key text in this research for its extensive exploration of the BWLM's various strands and campaigns. Recent publications by Moss (2019) and Stevenson (2016 & 2019) further this in their emphasis on class and the workplace, and how these contributed to the formation of women's identities. These works are essential in contextualising socialist-feminist concepts of work, and how they related to the strikes and collectives used as case studies here. Finally, the work of Stoller (2018) is important for its examination of household work and the BWLM, especially the difficulties of inclusivity within domestic labour. This research will draw on these to explore how work intersected with political and societal developments to shape socialist-feminist discourse and characterise female experiences of different forms of work. Research Questions- How did socialist-feminism use work as a way of exploring the intersections between Marxism and feminism?- How did changes in female employment impact socialist-feminism's understanding of work?- Did socialist-feminist theories of work reflect wider political and intellectual changes in Britain and the left?- How influential was socialist-feminism in shaping campaigns for gender workplace equality?

全球冠状病毒封锁重新引发了关于家庭劳动分工和“工作”在社会中的地位的争论（Delmar，2020；Horgan，2021）然而，这个主题在 20 世纪中后期受到了社会主义女权主义的审视。 ，一个在英国妇女解放运动（BWLM）中具有影响力的理论团体。这一时期是社会和政治发生重大变革的时期，伴随着去工业化和新自由主义。挑战工作场所、家庭和家庭的传统观念（哈里森，2011），社会主义女权主义试图瓦解父权制的资本主义社会，声称妇女受到对男性经济依赖的限制（坎贝尔和查尔顿）。 ，1978 年；M/F 社论，1978 年），正如著名的社会主义女权主义者米歇尔·巴雷特（Michèle Barrett）所说，“如果没有工作，女性的压迫是无法解释的”。对……工作和家庭劳动分工的理解”（Barrett，1988）本研究将探讨这些概念及其在五个主题中的分歧和交叉点，以理解为什么社会主义女权主义从一个活跃的舞台转变为一个活跃的领域。 20 世纪 70 年代初对工作与母亲之间关系提出质疑的辩论，到 20 世纪 90 年代末女性兼职就业和高等教育水平增加的理论争论（Segal，背景 BWLM 包含了大量争取社会变革的理论思潮，左派活动家的参与使得社会主义女权主义自 1968 年以来得到了支持和理论的成熟（Bouchier，1983；Kennedy，2008；Binard，2017）。经常被引用的 1968 年福特达根纳姆罢工作为 BWLM 的创立事件，并于 1999 年运动消散后结束（Bruley & Forster，2016；Watkins，2018），这将有助于研究女性就业的兴起，特别是职业母亲，如何迫使社会主​​义—— 《女权主义重新考虑工作的社会地位》（Jolly's Sisterhood and After，2019）是本研究的关键文本，因为它对工作进行了广泛的探索。 Moss（2019 年）和 Stevenson（2016 年和 2019 年）最近发表的 BWLM 出版物进一步强调了阶级和工作场所，以及这些作品如何促进女性身份的形成。最后，斯托勒（Stoller，2018）的工作对于考察家庭工作和家庭工作很重要。 BWLM，特别是家庭劳动中包容性的困难，本研究将利用这些来探讨工作如何与政治和社会发展相交叉，以塑造社会主义女权主义话语并描述不同形式工作的女性经历。女权主义利用工作作为探索马克思主义和女权主义之间交叉点的一种方式？-女性就业的变化如何影响社会主义女权主义对工作的理解？-社会主义女权主义的工作理论是否反映了更广泛的内容英国和左翼的政治和思想变化？ - 社会主义女权主义在塑造工作场所性别平等运动方面有多大影响力？