Women and Economics - A Study of the Economic Relation Between Women and Men (Paperback, Revised)

Women and Economics is Gilman's most original and famous work of nonfiction. In it she examines the origins of women's subordination and its function in society. Woman, she argues, makes a living by marriage - not by the work she does - and thus man becomes her economic environment. As a consequence, her "female" attributes dominate her "human" qualities because they determine her survival. Gilman's thesis challenges both biological and theological arguments about women's innate passivity and defies the virtual exclusion of women in classical sociological theory. If women are to fully engage in domestic and public life, Gilman contends that their emancipation requires both economic participation and adequate child care. Gilman's argument in this classic work resonates today, as women continue their struggle to find a meaningful independent identity and to balance work and family. Here reprinted with a new introduction, Women and Economics belongs on the same shelf as works by Betty Friedan, Simone de Beauvoir, and other pioneering feminists.

General

Imprint:	Prometheus Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Great Minds
Release date:	May 1994
First published:	May 1994
Authors:	Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Dimensions:	215 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	353
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-87975-884-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > Employment & unemployment Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Promotions
LSN:	0-87975-884-8
Barcode:	9780879758844

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