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Sustainable work - and women? Pleading for gender-sensitive socio-ecological research
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Abstract This article deals with the emerging discourse on sustainable work, which has been triggered by the ecologically initiated discussions on sustainable development. It gives a critical overview of the most important approaches to this subject from a feminist perspective. From a feminist point of view ... view more
This article deals with the emerging discourse on sustainable work, which has been triggered by the ecologically initiated discussions on sustainable development. It gives a critical overview of the most important approaches to this subject from a feminist perspective. From a feminist point of view many of the current concepts of 'sustainable society' and 'sustainable work' have several deficiencies. The main point of criticism is that these approaches do not consider gender differences appropriately, especially with regard to the gendered division of work. Feminist approaches to the sustainable redefinition of work, on the other hand, tend to be essentialist and therefore have to be looked upon critically, too. Trying to escape both of these pitfalls, the author suggests a gender-sensitive socio-ecological approach to the complex field of sustainable work. This approach views socio-ecological problems as gendered problems and appreciates a transdisciplinary access to questions of sustainable development.... view less
Keywords
gender relations; gender; socioecological factors; sustainable development; gender-specific factors; division of labor
Classification
Social Policy
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
sustainable work; sustainable development; feminist perspective; sustainable society; feminist approaches; gender-sensitive socio-ecological approach
Document language
English
Publication Year
2002
Page/Pages
p. 111-132
Journal
Work, Employment and Society, 16 (2002) 1
Status
Postprint; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works