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Lise Vogel revisits classical Marxian texts, tracking analyses of
'the woman question' in socialist theory and drawing on central
theoretical categories of Marx's Capital to open up an original
theorisation of gender and the social production and reproduction
of material life. Includes Vogel's article, 'Domestic Labor
Revisited' which extends and clarifies her main theoretical
innovations.
Shortly after the death in 161 of Antoninus Pius, his sons
dedicated a column to him as a funerary monument. The form of the
column in general and the reliefs on the pedestal in particular
raise problems central to the understanding of Roman art. In this
first thorough study, illustrated with nearly 100 photographs, Lise
Vogel restores the column to its rightful place as one of the major
monuments of Roman art. In addition, she re-evaluates the meaning
of the column of Antoninus Pius in the context of the development
of second century Roman imperial sculpture.
"An impressive book. . . . Vogel makes a wide range of perspectives
on the equality/difference debate easily accessible to
nonspecialists." --Ruth Milkman, UCLA, author of Gender at Work:
The Dynamics of Job Segregation by Sex during World War II What
kinds of benefits do working mothers need? How can the ideals of
equality be reconciled with the gender specificity of motherhood?
Lise Vogel examines the way these questions have long constituted a
dilemma both for U.S. public policy and for feminist thought. Vogel
begins by assessing the background to the contemporary debates.
Early twentieth-century progressives underscored women's need for
special protection and sought female-specific benefits. Though few
were provided and even they were extended only to white women, a
maternity policy was nonetheless put in place. In the 1960s, a new
kind of maternity policy, framed on equality, began to be
constructed. Vogel traces the history of the shift, showing how
feminists abandoned difference, and moved to demands for equal
treatment. Although initiated by feminists, equal treatment could
paradoxically be a pretext for a mean-spirited denial of needed
benefits. Employers could claim that pregnancy leave was
preferential treatment and conflicted with the principle of
equality. In the 1980s, litigation over pregnancy leave triggered a
debate between advocates of gender-neutral strategies and those who
called for female-specific policies. In analyzing these debates,
Vogel refused to choose between equality and difference. Rather,
she shows that the dichotomy must be resisted in practical politics
as well as at the level of theory, and she supports new policies
such as family leave and comparable worth. In the furor over family
values, single motherhood, diversity, and reverse discrimination,
Vogel speaks with a clear and intelligent voice. She makes a
powerful argument for a conception of equality that encompasses the
special character of maternity. Lise Vogel teaches sociology and
women's studies at Rider College and is the author of Marxism and
the Oppression of Women (Rutgers University Press).
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