IS CITIZENSHIP GENDERED?

The absence of gender from writings on citizenship, such as those of Marshall, Mann and Turner, causes problems for the understanding of citizenship. Debates as to how gender can be integrated into citizenship highlight major divergences in feminist theory over the relationship between the public an...

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Published in:Sociology (Oxford) 1994-05, Vol.28 (2), p.379-395
Main Author: Walby, Sylvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CAPITALISM
Citizenship
Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Employment
Ethnicity
FEMALE SEX
Feminism
Feminist perspectives
Gender
Gender aspects
Gender identity
Gender relations
Gender roles
IDEOLOGY
Landowners
Men
Patriarchies
Patriarchy
Political aspects
Political debate
Political power
Politics
Public Sector Private Sector Relations
Relations
Right to work
Sex
Sex Differences
Sexes
Social aspects
Social integration
Social sciences
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
State
STATES
Theoretical Problems
Theory
THEORY BUILDING OR THEORETICAL APPROACH
Welfare state
Woman social status. Women's emancipation
Women
Working class
Working women
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Summary:The absence of gender from writings on citizenship, such as those of Marshall, Mann and Turner, causes problems for the understanding of citizenship. Debates as to how gender can be integrated into citizenship highlight major divergences in feminist theory over the relationship between the public and the private. The paper argues that citizenship cannot be understood without a dynamic theory of gender relations, and that political citizenship for women destabilises private patriarchy and the family. Citizenship is about a transition from private to public patriarchy, not only the civilising of capitalism.
ISSN:0038-0385
1469-8684
DOI:10.1177/0038038594028002002