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Pregnancy Leave, Comparable Worth, And Concepts of Equality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2020

Marjorie Weinzweig
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Abstract

Pregnancy leave and comparable worth deal with differences between female and male employees. In each case feminists are divided as to whether special treatment for women will promote equality or reinforce sex stereotypes and gender based segregation in the workplace. A radical restructuring of the workplace is necessary, to make possible a more human life for men and women. This restructuring is articulated in terms of the concepts of equality as “participation” or “incorporation” of all individuals into a community, and androgyny.

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Hypatia , Volume 2 , Issue 1: Special Issue: Philosophy and Women Symposium , Winter 1987 , pp. 71 - 101
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Copyright © 1987 by Hypatia, Inc.

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