Tina,
Very interesting notion. The leap about a "male wage" supporting a family while a "female" wage is supplementary. I'd love to read the article or is it a book? This topic has bothered me for quite some time as I see the quality of life disappearing. . . capatalism and patriarchy. Thanks for the comment.
Millicent
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From: Tina Bass <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thu, Jun 10, 2010 12:15 am
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This is interesting and touches on something that I have recently been
esearching too.
Alison, Millicent have either of you read JOHNSON, C. (1996) Does Capitalism
eally Need Patriarchy? Some Old Issues Reconsidered. Women's Studies
nternational Forum, 19, 193-202. She critiques the idea that capitalism and
atriarchy are the same or inter-connected and suggests that they exist in
arying states of tension with each other. She use the Australian 'Harvester'
udgement of 1907 as an illustration. Justice Higgins established a female wage
s 54% of a male wage, with a male wage being capable of supporting a family
man, woman and three children). She suggests that although this might appear
ike patriarchy and capitalism working together things are less clear if
onsideration is given to the notion of 'family wage', which militates against
he best interests of capitalism. For capitalism, it would be better to get the
abour of two adults combined into a 'family wage' rather than the labour of a
ale (and potentially a female gaining a supplement of 54%). Johnson suggests
hat here capitalism threatened patriarchy and that the backlash from unions
defending against 'cheap' female labour) is evidence of that.
I hope that's useful. It certainly engaged me.
Tina
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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:50:01 +1000
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Congrats Millicent! Interesting stuff about feminism there. I'm doing
some reading at present around capitalism's absorption/appropriation
of the feminism project...
xA
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Millicent <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The Huffington picked up an interview with me!!
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> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-baudo-sillerman/millicent-borges-accardi_b_606404.html
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> Millicent
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