socialization of reproduction

[Jim Devine <jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[was: Re: [PEN-L:14294] Re: The Vulnerable Planet (was Re: suburbia)]

Yoshie wrote:
> socialism allows for as much socialization of reproduction as possible,
> thus freeing women for creative work.

taking care of children (and other tasks related to reproduction) can be
creative, as can managing a house. But the problem is that women get locked
into these roles. I think that there's more to solving this problem than
socialization, though: a more equal and democratic division of labor in the
household is needed. The socialism has to be feminist.

Jim Devine jdevine@xxxxxxx & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~JDevine