The feminist paradox: An index of cultural evolution

The 20th century witnessed a sea change in cultural evolution. Effective & available reproductive technology was aligned with the ideology of gender egalitarianism, but ideological & moral systems remain a variable. As a consequence of that variability, gender complementarity as a worldview...

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Published in:The Journal of social, political, and economic studies political, and economic studies, 2003-07, Vol.28 (2), p.217-248
Main Author: Mackey, Wade C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth rate
Crosscultural Analysis
Crossnational Analysis
Cultural Change
Culture
Education
Egalitarianism
Evolution
Fertility
Gender equity
Hypotheses
Ideology
Innovations
Political power
Population
Reproductive technologies
Sex roles
Sexual Inequality
Statistical data
Technological change
Variables
Women
Womens Education
Womens Roles
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Summary:The 20th century witnessed a sea change in cultural evolution. Effective & available reproductive technology was aligned with the ideology of gender egalitarianism, but ideological & moral systems remain a variable. As a consequence of that variability, gender complementarity as a worldview is placed in direct competition with gender egalitarianism. The argument is presented that over generations gender complementarity has a clear & decisive advantage over gender egalitarianism. However, increased autonomy & freedoms for one cohort of women will be systematically followed by decreased autonomy & freedoms for subsequent cohorts of women. No current community has managed to solve the paradox. & such a putative solution is still over the temporal horizon. 4 Tables, 1 Figure, 1 Appendix, 126 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0278-839X